| Product ID | ViewCount | Title | LongDescription | URL | FirstReceived | StartDate | EndDate | Month | programName | Subprogramname |
| 4842 | 105 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 83 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 81 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 69 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 67 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 47 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 46 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 44 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 44 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 40 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 36 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 34 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 27 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 27 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 25 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 22 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 22 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 21 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 20 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 20 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 19 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 19 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 19 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 18 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 17 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 17 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 17 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 16 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 16 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 16 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 16 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 16 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 16 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 15 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 15 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 15 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 15 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 14 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 14 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 14 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 14 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 14 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 14 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 13 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 13 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 13 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 13 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 13 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 13 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 13 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 13 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 13 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 12 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 12 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 12 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 12 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7948 | 12 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties/Philgreen Construction, Green Leaf Street, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS -8 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Revive_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:32:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 11 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 11 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 11 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 11 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 11 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 11 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 11 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 11 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 11 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 11 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 11 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 11 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 11 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 11 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 10 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 10 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 10 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 10 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 10 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 10 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 10 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 10 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 10 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 10 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 10 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 10 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 10 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 10 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 10 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 10 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 10 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 10 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 10 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 10 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 10 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 9 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 9 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 9 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 9 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 9 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 9 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 9 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 9 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 9 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 9 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 9 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 8 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 8 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 8 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 8 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 8 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 8 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 8 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 8 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 8 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 8 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 8 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 8 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 8 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 8 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 8 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 7 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 7 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 7 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 7 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 7 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 7 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 7 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 7 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 7 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 7 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 7 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 7 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 7 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 7 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 7 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 7 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 7 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 6 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 6 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 6 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 6 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 6 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 6 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 6 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 6 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 6 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 6 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 6 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3380 | 6 | Analysis of System Strategies Targeting Near-Term Building America Energy-Performance Goals for New Single-Family Homes: FY2004 Fourth-Quarter Building America Milestone Report | This report describes the technical approach used by Building America to determine the most cost effective pathways to achieve whole-house energy savings goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36920.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 6 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4067 | 6 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ecofutures Building Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Ecofutures’ first Builders Challenge house has been equipped with extensive energy monitoring equipment | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_ecofutures.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 6 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5891 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls | This measure guideline provides recommendations for interior insulation assemblies that control interstitial condensation and durability risks; recommendations for acceptable thermal performance are a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_masonry.pdf | 8/7/2012 10:50:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 6 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 6 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 6 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 6 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 5 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7211 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that got a HERS 52 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-14 ocsf plus R-4 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mandalay_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:40:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 5 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 5 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 5 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 5 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 5 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 5 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 5 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 5 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 5 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 5 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 5 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6609 | 5 | Ground Source Heat Pump Sub-Slab Heat Exchange Loop Performance in a Cold Climate | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heat_exchange_loop_cold.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:21:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 5 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6483 | 5 | Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa’s HVAC SAVE Program | The objective of this project is to explore the energy savings potential of maximizing furnace and distribution system performance by adjusting operating, installation, and distribution conditions. Th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/iowa_hvac_save_project.pdf | 9/20/2013 10:54:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 5 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 5 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 5 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 5 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6083 | 5 | Strategy Guideline: Partnering for High Performance Homes | High performance houses require a high degree of coordination and have significant interdependencies between various systems in order to perform properly, meet customer expectations, and minimize risk | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_partnering_high_perf_homes.pdf | 1/25/2013 12:05:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 5 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 5 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 5 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 5 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 5 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 5 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 5 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 5 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 4 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6730 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Water Management Guide | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Water Management Guide, which identifies durability issues and solutions for high-performance homes. The Water Management Guid | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1b_ba_innov_eeba_watermgmtguide_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:35:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 4 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 4 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 4 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 4 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 4 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 4 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 4 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 4 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 4 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 4 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 4 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 4 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 4 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 4 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 4 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 4 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 4 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 4 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3355 | 4 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 2009 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year, whole-house energy savings goals of 40%–70% and on-site power production of up to 30%, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Residential Buildings Program | http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/47246.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 4 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 4 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 4 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 4 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 4 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 4 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 4 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3811 | 4 | Albuquerque Revamps Funding and Housing | A fact sheet that details Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its plan to update public housing to be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/albuquerque_final102604.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 4 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4767 | 4 | Suwanee River Administration Building | This case study describes the renovation of a Georgia Parks and Recreation administration building that demonstrates an ultra-low energy use building. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/suwannee_river_admin_bldg.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:28:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 4 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 4 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 4 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6023 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team is currently developing strategies designed to promote and achieve increased energy savings and promote upgrades in the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_risks.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 4 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 4 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 4 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 4 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 4 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 4 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 4 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 4 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4937 | 4 | Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Callaway, Florida | This case study reports on a near zero energy home in Callaway, FL. This paper briefly reviews the design and then focuses on the first four months of energy performance during the second half of 200 | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1793-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 4 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6505 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland | Under this project, the BA-PIRC research team evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost-effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-place deep energy retrofit at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_bayridge_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:46:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 4 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 4 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 4 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 3 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 3 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 3 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 3 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 3 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 3 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 3 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 3 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 3 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 3 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 3 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 3 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 3 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7204 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Glastonbury Housesmith, Hickory Drive, South Glastonbury, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 29 without PV -23 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with 5.5 blown fiberglass and 2.75” ri | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Glastonbury_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:41:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 3 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 3 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 3 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 3 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 3 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 3 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 3 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6922 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes — Pronghorn Ranch, Prescott Valley, AZ | The builder has certified 20 homes to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program and plans are underway for 50 more. Winner of a Production Builder prize in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the homes achie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Mandalay_09-19-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6900 | 3 | Using the Beopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines: Preprint | Verification and validation are crucial software quality control procedures to follow when developing and implementing models. This is particularly important because a variety of stakeholders rely on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_automated_sim_test.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:49:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 3 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6837 | 3 | Performance Verification of Production-Scalable Energy-Efficient Solutions: Winchester/Camberley Homes Mixed-Humid Climate | Winchester/Camberley Homes collaborated with the Building America team Partnership for Home Innovation to develop a new set of high performance home designs that could be applicable on a production sc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/production_scalable_efficiency.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:38:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6855 | 3 | Ventilation Control of Volatile Organic Compounds in New U.S. Homes: Results of a Controlled Field Study in Nine Residential Units | In order to optimize strategies to remove airborne contaminants in residences, it is necessary to determine how contaminant concentrations respond to changes in the air exchange rate. The impact of ai | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbnl-6022e.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 3 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 3 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 3 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 3 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 3 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6631 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Insight Homes - Seaford, DE, Deep Creek, DE | Case Study of Insight Homes who built 36 identical houses, three at a time, with increasing energy-efficiency measures in each generation until they arrived at the most cost-effective mix. Advanced fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_insight_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:29:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 3 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 3 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6557 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Affordable Cold Climate Infill Housing with Hybrid Insulation Approach, Wyandotte, Michigan | Even builders who are relatively new to energy-efficient construction can consistently reach a target whole house airtightness of 1.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH50) with high R-value enclo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_affordable_infill.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:17:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6558 | 3 | New Whole-House Case Study: Transformations, Inc. Net Zero Energy Communities, Devens, Easthampton, Townsend, Massachusetts | In 2009, Transformations, Inc. partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation (BSC) to build new net zero energy houses in three developments in Massachusetts. The company has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_transformations.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:49:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 3 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6614 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Group Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit for 30% Energy Savings, Washington, D.C. | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_group_home_retrofit.pdf | 12/10/2013 12:00:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6597 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Weiss Building & Development, Downers Grove, Illinois | This single-family home built in a peat bog has underground storage tanks and drainage tanks, blown fiberglass insulation, coated rigid polyisocyanurate, and flashing. The 3,600-square-foot custom hom | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:20:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6466 | 3 | Occupant-in-Place Energy Efficiency Retrofit in a Group Home for 30% Energy Savings in Climate Zone 4 | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/group_home_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 3:08:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6492 | 3 | Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation | This simulation study adapts and applies the general framework described in BESTEST-EX (Judkoff et al 2010) for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods. BEopt/DOE-2.2 is use | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/automated_model_calibration.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 3 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 3 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 3 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6355 | 3 | The Next Step Toward Widespread Residential Deep Energy Retrofits | The complexity of deep energy retrofits warrants additional training to successfully manage multiple improvements that will change whole house air, heat, and moisture flow dynamics. The home performan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/widespread_deep_energy_retrofits.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:27:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 3 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 3 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 3 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 3 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4927 | 3 | Exploring Cost-Effective, High Performance Residential Retrofits for Affordable Housing in the Hot Humid Climate | This report describes finding cost-effective paths for improving the energy performance of existing homes in a hot humid climate. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-448-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:44:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 3 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 3 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 3 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 3 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 3 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 3 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5299 | 3 | Energy Savings Measure Packages: Existing Homes | This document presents the most cost effective Energy Savings Measure Packages (ESMP) for existing mixed-fuel and all electric homes to achieve 15% and 30% savings for each BetterBuildings grantee loc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_measures.pdf | 11/22/2011 4:06:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 3 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5653 | 3 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot | Through discussion of five case studies (test homes), this project evaluates strategies to elevate the performance of existing homes to a level commensurate with best-in-class implementation of high-p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_retrofit.pdf | 3/29/2012 4:30:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5575 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Mechanical Closets in Slab-on-Grade Homes | This measure guideline describes two fundamental retrofit strategies for air sealing around air handling systems that are located within the living space in an enclosed closet: one in which all of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_mech_closets.pdf | 2/28/2012 11:03:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6097 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Energy Savings You Can Bank On | In October 2011, ARBI organized and conducted an Experts’ Meeting on the topic of performance guarantees and financing vehicles for Energy Efficiency Upgrades. The meeting brought together technical, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_energy_savings_to_bankon.pdf | 2/15/2013 1:24:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 3 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 3 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6079 | 3 | Byggmeister Test Home: Analysis and Initial Results of Cold Climate Wood-Framed Home Retrofit | BSC seeks to further the energy efficiency market for New England area retrofit projects by supporting projects that are based on solid building science fundamentals that will benefit the homeowner t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_coldclimate_woodframed.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:42:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 3 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 3 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 3 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 3 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3918 | 3 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes in California; Building America (Brochure) | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4066 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Standard features of their homes include advanced framed 2x6 24-inch on center walls, R-21 blown insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_artistic.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 3 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3830 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Palm Harbor Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot-humid climate using solar hot water, spray foam insulation, and SEER14 HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_bimini_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 3 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3832 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Rural Development Inc, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using radiant floor heat, solar hot water, and PV. Examines cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_rdi_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3848 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California | This is a Building America case study on a the first whole building energy efficiency retrofit project on an existing home conducted by Grupe's Green Home Solutions in Lodi, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_green_home_solutions.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3821 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Clarum Homes, Watsonville, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Clarum Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using improved building envelope, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clarum_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3823 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on GW Robinson, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using right sized HVAC, air handler in conditioned space, and radiant barrier. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3824 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ideal Homes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ideal Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in mixed humid climate using airtight envelope, high insulation, and high-efficiency HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ideal_homes_mixed-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 3 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 3 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3456 | 3 | Ryan Homes and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings | This document describes the Carborne Home in Rochester, New York, which is designed as a highly energy-efficient home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26476.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3459 | 3 | Strategies for Energy Efficient Remodeling: SEER 2003 Case Study Report | The goal of the Strategies for Energy Efficiency in Remodeling (SEER) project is to provide information, based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36474.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 3 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3477 | 3 | Northern Texas Builds Its First Zero Energy Home | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36790.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3446 | 3 | The New American Home 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada | The New American Home is an annual showcase project co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ National Council of the Housing Industry and Builder Magazine. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 3 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 3 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3440 | 3 | Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Adams View: System Retrofit Research Report and Case Study Summary | The Yakama Nation Housing Authority (YNHA) is working to rehabilitate single family homes (two to four bedrooms) in its Adams View project using public and tax credit financing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38263.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 3 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 3 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3364 | 3 | Cinco Ranch, Pulte Homes, Houston, Texas | Pulte-Houston began constructing Building America prototype houses in late 2000. They have overcome many challenges to now produce outstanding energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31675.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 3 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3388 | 3 | El Rancho Grande, an Artistic Homes project in Albuquerque, New Mexico | El Rancho Grande community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a project of Artistic Homes. It was built as part of the Building America program for energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31673.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 3 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3399 | 3 | EcoVillage Cleveland at 58th St., Cleveland, Ohio | EcoVillage Cleveland works under the Building America premise that high performance homes must be sustainable both environmentally and economically. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31676.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 3 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 3 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6695 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hood_river.pdf | 2/19/2014 12:12:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 2 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 2 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 2 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 2 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 2 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6768 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Energy Savings in All-Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy-saving measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, and evaluates those solutions to improve efficiency of affordable hous | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_electric_housing_northwest.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:43:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 2 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6732 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: National Residential Efficiency Measures Database | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, which contains performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2a_ba_innov_natlresidefficiencymeasuresdb_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:46:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6733 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: House Simulation Protocols (the Building America Benchmark) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored House Simulation Protocols, which have helped ensure consistent and accurate energy-efficiency assessments for tens of thousan | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2b_ba_innov_housesimulationprotocols_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:50:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6735 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Model Simulating Real Domestic Hot Water Use | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research that is improving domestic hot water modeling capabilities to more effectively address one of the largest energy uses | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3b_BA_Innov_ModelSimRealDHW_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:07:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6727 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: ENERGY STAR for Homes Support | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America’s technical support to ENERGY STAR for Homes, which has labeled more than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR homes that have delivered $23 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3a_ba_innov_energystarforhomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 2:37:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6728 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: DOE Challenge Home (Formerly Builders Challenge) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes DOE’s Builders Challenge. Hundreds of leading-edge builders across the country signed on to the Challenge and more than 14,000 homes earned the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3b_ba_innov_challengehome_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:16:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6862 | 2 | Pollutant exposures from unvented gas cooking burners: A Simulation-based Assessment for Southern California | Residential natural gas cooking burners (NGCBs) can emit substantial quantities of pollutants, and they are typically used without venting range hoods. In this study, LBNL researchers quantified pollu | http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/1/ehp.1306673.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:36:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6863 | 2 | Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments | The research summarized in this report is part of a larger effort to evaluate the potential air quality impacts of using liquefied natural gas in California. A difference of potential importance betwe | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6626e_final.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6883 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Form Walls Integrated With Mechanical Systems in a Cold Climate Test House | Transitioning from standard light frame to a thermal mass wall system in a high performance home will require a higher level of design integration with the mechanical systems. The much higher mass in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulated_concrete_walls_cold.pdf | 9/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6854 | 2 | Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Pollutant Levels in California Homes | This report presents results from the first year of a 2-year study, investigating associations of five air pollutants (CO, NO2, NOX, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde) with the presence of natural gas app | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/impact_of_natural_gas_appliances.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:11:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 2 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6829 | 2 | Energy Evaluation of a New Construction Pilot Community: Fresno, California | A new construction pilot community was constructed by builder-partner Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes based on a single occupied test house that was designed to achieve greater than 30% energy savings w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_construction_pilot_eva.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:25:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6811 | 2 | Building America Guidance for Identifying and Overcoming Code, Standard, and Rating Method Barriers | This guidance document was prepared using the input from the meeting summarized in the draft CSI Roadmap to provide Building America research teams and partners with specific information and approache | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/csi_guidance.pdf | 6/17/2014 10:00:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 2 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6910 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Cobblestone Homes — 2014 Model Home, Midland, MI | This builder's first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, scored HERS 49 without PV or HERS 44 with 1.4 kW of PV, and served as a prototype and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Cobblestone_09-19-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:29:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 2 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 2 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6899 | 2 | Using Whole-House Field Tests to Empirically Derive Moisture Buffering Model Inputs | Building energy simulations can be used to predict a building's interior conditions, along with the energy use associated with keeping these conditions comfortable. These models simulate the loads on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/using_whole_house_field_tests.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:36:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6919 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting — The Preserve, New Paltz, NY | These super-insulated homes all have R-22 insulated concrete form walls, R-20 closed-cell spray form under the slab, ground source heat pump, tight air sealing, and more—helping this builder to win a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Greenhill_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:12:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 2 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 2 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 2 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 2 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 2 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 2 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 2 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 2 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 2 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 2 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 2 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 2 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 2 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6982 | 2 | Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1 1/2-Story Homes in Cold Climates | The External Thermal and Moisture Management System (ETMMS), typically seen in deep energy retrofits, is a valuable approach for the roof-only portions of existing homes, particularly the 1 ½-story ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cost-analysis-air-sealing-insulation.pdf | 12/10/2014 12:56:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 2 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 2 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 2 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 2 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 2 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7675 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high-performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65445.pdf | 6/12/2017 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7947 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo Infill Home, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 46. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Kalamazoo_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:25:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8056 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: PepperTree Homes, Mad River Glen House, Waitsfield, VT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 18 with PV, with graphite enhanced SIPs walls and roof, ICF foundation, passive design, radiant | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_peppertreemadriverglen_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:08:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 2 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 2 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 2 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 2 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 2 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3344 | 2 | Building America - working with American builders for energy-efficient, green and sustainable houses | This 3-fold brochure describes the Building America program and its whole-house approach to energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33227.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 2 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 2 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3383 | 2 | Fairburn, Atlanta, Georgia, Health-E Enterprises | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable community in metro Atlanta. It is built by Health-E Enterprises of the Building Science Consortium. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31672.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3421 | 2 | Habitat Metro Denver -- Perfecting Award-Winning Affordable Homes Using Building America's Integrated Design Approach; Building America (Brochure) | Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to supply quality housing to poor families while reducing their energy cost burden, especially in light of ever-increasing energy prices. Habitat Metro Denver partnered | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36102.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 2 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 2 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3448 | 2 | The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies | This guide seeks to advance the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Existing Residential Buildings Program (ERBP): to develop approaches that will enable the housing retrofit industry to deliver e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36057.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3445 | 2 | The New American Home: Las Vegas, Nevada -- 2003 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builder’s National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) and Builder Mag | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3476 | 2 | New Building Approach Saves Energy and Cost: Retreat at the Bluffs Prototype, Pulte Homes, Tucson, Arizona | This document describes the Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and provides an overview of the many different energy-efficient systems installed in these homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28576.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3463 | 2 | Spot Ventilation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ spot ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26466.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3473 | 2 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Move In | This document provides advice for healthy and affordable housing: practical recommendations for building, renovating, and maintaining housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32116.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 2 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3458 | 2 | State-of-the-Art Building Concepts Lower Energy Bills, Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada | Houses built by Pulte Homes as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program in Las Vegas, Nevada, save money for the home owners by reducing electric air-conditioning costs and gas | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31793.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 2 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 2 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3482 | 2 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes: Zero Energy Home Powers Up in North Texas; Building America | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages, and discusses details of its construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3488 | 2 | Prairie Crossing Homes: Building America houses that use half as much energy | This document describes the development of Prairie Crossing Homes, Chicago, which are houses that cost almost 50% less to heat and cool. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26261.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3825 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Kacin Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using airtight envelope, efficient lighting, and tankless water heater. Evaluates cost i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_kacin_homes_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3827 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Martha Rose Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Martha Rose Construction, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using the German Passiv Haus design, improved insulation, and solar photo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_martha_rose_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3828 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Masco’s Environments for Living Certified Green demo home at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating Syst | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_masco_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3822 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Community Development Corporation of Utah | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Community Development Corp, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using advanced framing and compact duct design. Evaluates impacts to cost | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cdc_utah_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3820 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Centex, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using advanced insulation techniques, engineered headers, and tankless water heaters | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_centex_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3850 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Pasadena, California | This is a Building America fact sheet about HartmanBaldwin Design/Build's building science approach to retrofitting an existing house to increased energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_hartman_baldwin.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3851 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA | This is a Building America fact sheet describing the Yakama Nation Housing Authority's retrofit of 25 homes on the reservation to make them more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_yakama.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 2 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 2 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4747 | 2 | Prairie Crossing Community | Prairie Crossing became the first community-scale Building America project in the country in 1996. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/prairie_crossing_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4743 | 2 | Greenbrier Prototype | This case study describes a prototype home that is the model home for the Homes at Greenbrier in Oakdale, Connecticut, and demonstrates the builder's concept of “attainable sustainable” of offering hi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/oakdale_greenbrier_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:52:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5983 | 2 | Evaluation of Northern Illinois Residential Retrofit Delivery Practices | Using a detailed BEopt analysis, PARR has developed packages of measures following a 'loading order' appropriate for cold climates at increasing levels of savings. Packages of measures to provide 'goo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_retrofit_delivery.pdf | 11/8/2012 4:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5999 | 2 | Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States | This analytical study examines the opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits in residential archetypes constructed prior to 1980 (Pre-Code) in fourteen U.S. cit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofits_precode.pdf | 11/30/2012 6:31:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6026 | 2 | Practices and Processes of Leading High Performance Home Builders in the Upper Midwest | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team proposed this study to gain insight into the business, sales, and construction processes of successful high performance builders. The knowledge gaine | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/practices_midwest_builders.pdf | 12/12/2012 10:09:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 2 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 2 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 2 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 2 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 2 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 2 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6101 | 2 | Measured Cooling Performance and Potential for Buried Duct Condensation in a 1991 Central Florida Retrofit Home | FSEC conducted energy performance monitoring of two existing residences in Central Florida that were undergoing various retrofits. These homes were occupied by FSEC researchers and were fully instrume | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_cool_perf.pdf | 2/25/2013 10:29:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 2 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5904 | 2 | Results From Development of Model Specifications for Multifamily Energy Retrofits | Specifications, modeled after CSI MasterFormat, provide the trade contractors and builders with requirements and recommendations on specific building materials, components and industry practices that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modelspecs_mutlifamily.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:47:25 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 2 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5914 | 2 | Energy Impacts of Nonlinear Behavior of PCM When Applied into Building Envelope | Presented at the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 10th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference on July 23-26, 2012, this study analyzes the effects a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pcm_building_envelope.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:28:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5930 | 2 | Whole-House Design and Commissioning in the Project Home Again Hot-Humid New Construction Community | Building Science Corporation has been working with Project Home Again since 2008 and has consulted on the design of around 100 affordable, energy efficient new construction homes for victims of hurric | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_home_again_whdesign.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5931 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Wall Air Sealing and Insulation Methods in Existing Homes; An Overview of Opportunity and Process | This guide provides renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and
insulation in an energy retrofit project. It also outlines the potential proj | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wall_airsealing.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:46:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5939 | 2 | Byggmeister Test Home: Cold Climate Multifamily Masonry Building Condition Assessment and Retrofit Analysis | This report describes a retrofit project undertaken by Building Science Corporation and partner Byggmeister on a multifamily brick row house located in Jamaica Plain, MA. This project studied the row | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_test_home.pdf | 10/2/2012 10:47:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 2 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 2 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 2 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5947 | 2 | 2011 EnergyValue Housing Award Report | This report details the simulation tool(s) and energy modeling methodology followed in making the energy efficiency estimates, and documents the estimated performance of the EVHA award-winning houses | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2011_evha_report.pdf | 10/15/2012 3:02:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5705 | 2 | Evaluation of Boulder, CO,SmartRegs Ordinance and Better Buildings Program | Under the SmartRegs ordinance in the city of Boulder, Colorado, all rental properties in the city must achieve an energy efficiency level comparable to a HERS Index of approximately 120 points or lowe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/boulder_smartregs.pdf | 4/25/2012 11:42:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5533 | 2 | National Residential Efficiency Measures Database Aimed at Reducing Risk for Residential Retrofit Industry | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop a publicly available database of energy retrofit measures containing performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3,000 measure | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_measures_db.pdf | 1/26/2012 6:57:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 2 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 2 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4998 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL | This 2,081-square-foot production home has a 16-SEER heat pump and ducts in conditioned space, a radiant barrier in the attic over R-38 blown cellulose to keep inside air cool for < 60 HERS without PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_greensmart_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:17:35 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 2 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 2 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 2 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 2 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 2 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4979 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: S&A Homes, East Liberty, PIttsburgh, PA | S&A Homes worked with Building America's IBACOS and architects Pfaffmann & Associates and Moss Associates to design energy-efficient homes for urban in-fill lots. This is a new market for S&A Homes, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_sahomes_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 10:59:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4981 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA | Wisdom Way Solar Village is an appropriate moniker for the 20-unit
community of energy-efficient duplexes in Greenfield, MA. The homes meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Builde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_ruraldevelopment_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:14:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4993 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes | Imagine Homes, working with the DOE's Building America research team member IBACOS, has developed a system that can be replicated by other contractors to build affordable, high-performance
homes. Ima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_imagine_hot-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:32:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6345 | 2 | Imagine Homes New Construction Occupied Test House | This report summarizes the research findings of a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate the performance of an energy-efficient home constructed in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. Monitoring of the energy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/imagine_homes_new.pdf | 7/22/2013 5:53:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6434 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages | Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_delivery_packages.pdf | 8/5/2013 7:25:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 2 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6266 | 2 | Desiccant-Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioning: Parametric Analysis and Design | Presented at the Second International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2012); Boulder, Colorado; August 1-4-, 2012 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dessicant_evap_air_cond.pdf | 6/4/2012 3:50:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6267 | 2 | Variability in Measured Space Temperatures in 60 Homes | This report discusses the observed variability in indoor space temperature in a set of 60 homes located in Florida, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Temperature data were collected at 15-minute inte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_space_temp_60homes.pdf | 6/4/2012 4:01:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6212 | 2 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Energy Savings: The Simulated Energy and Experimental Hygrothermal Performance of Cold Climate Foundation Wall Insulation Retrofit Measures -- Phase I, Energy Simulation | A split simulation whole building energy / 3-dimensional earth contact model (termed the BUFETS/EnergyPlus Model or BEM) capable of modeling the full range of foundation systems found in the target re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_foundation_retrofit.pdf | 4/29/2013 6:18:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 2 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6192 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes | Quadrant moved ducts and high efficiency furnace inside conditioned space on nearly all 300 customizable house plans. The builder uses dry, true factory-assembled walls, extensive air sealing, and jus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_quadrant.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:14:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6194 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co. | Tom Walsh & Company’s homes in an urban infill project in Portland achieved meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the marine climate with R-21 fiberglass batt walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_tom_walsh.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:27:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 2 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 2 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 2 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6501 | 2 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 2 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6507 | 2 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:55:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6536 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Quality Management System Guidelines | This Top Innovation profile describes quality management system tools that were customized for residential construction by BSC, IBACOS, and PHI, for use by builders, trades, and designers to help elim | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-9_quality_management_systems.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:20:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 2 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 2 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6465 | 2 | Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit | Under this project, Newport Partners (as part of the BA-PIRC research team) evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-plac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bay_ridge_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 1:43:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 2 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6610 | 2 | Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Program | This research project evaluates post-retrofit performance measurements, energy use data and construction costs for 13 projects that participated in the National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_pilot_evaluation.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:29:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6622 | 2 | Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/florida_retrofit_best_practices.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:30:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 2 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6571 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, Florida | PNNL and Calcs Plus helped the South Sarasota County Florida Habitat for Humanity retrofit a 1978 single-story home by stripping old drywall, air sealing concrete block walls, and installing rigid ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_sarasota.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:12:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 2 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 2 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6538 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – HPXML: A Standardized Home Performance Data Sharing System | This Top Innovation profile describes the Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Transfer (known as HPXML), developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which facilitates smooth communic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_4-3-11_nrel_hpxml.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:35:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 1 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 1 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 1 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7489 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Emerald Star, Seatlle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 45 without PV or HERS 0 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dwell_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 4:59:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 1 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 1 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 1 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8034 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Bundle Design Studio, Birch House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a marine climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, and is a zero energy, zero water, zero sewer home with 100% on-site rain water har | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_bundlebirch_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:04:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8044 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Greenhill Contracting, Taylor Street, New Paltz, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -5 with PV, with ICF walls, , a spray foam-insulated unvented roof, and a ground-source heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_greenhilltaylor_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:59:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 1 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6964 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Treasure Homes, Sacramento, California | The builder worked with SMUD, DOE, NREL, and ConSol to build HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts buried in attic insulation, SmartVent cooling, and rooftop PV.. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_treasure_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:24:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6953 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Traditions, Vancouver, Washington | This builder worked with WSU Energy Extension/Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction to design HERS-65 homes with ducts in conditioned space, site grading and drain piping, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_new_traditions_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:25:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6957 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Rural Development, Greenfield, Massachusetts | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design affordable HERS-8 homes (60 w/o PV), with double-stud walls heavy insulation, low-load sealed-combustion gas space heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_rural_development_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:47:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6960 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Shaw Construction, Aspen, Colorado | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design affordable HERS-54 townhouses with central solar radiator space heating, PV, R-28 closed-cell spray foam under slab and R-26 in advanced | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_shaw_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6945 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: CDC Realty, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with ducts in insulated attics, solar water heating, tight air sealing, and rigid foam exterior sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cdc_realty_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6991 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Valuing Green in the Appraisal Process | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes how Building America’s BARA team facilitated discussions between the Appraisal Institute and RESNET, paving the way for a groundbreaking agreement
between t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_green_appraisal.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:36:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 1 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 1 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 1 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7143 | 1 | A simplified model for estimating population-scale energy impacts of building envelope air-tightening and mechanical ventilation retrofits | Changing the air exchange rate of a home (the sum of the infiltration and mechanical ventilation airflow rates) affects the annual thermal conditioning energy. Large-scale changes to air exchange rate | http://eetd.lbl.gov/publications/a-simplified-model-for-estimating-pop | 8/10/2015 5:33:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6913 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: John Hubert Associates — EXIT-0 House, North Cape May, NJ | This house is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder and won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 1,871-ft2 home features advanced-framed above-grade walls | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_JohnHubert_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:57:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6737 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Vapor Retarder Classification | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research in vapor retarders. Since 2006 the IRC has permitted Class III vapor retarders like latex paint (see list above) in all climate zones u | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3b_ba_innov_vaporretarderclassification_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:16:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6629 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Grupe, Carsten Crossings, Rocklin CA | This case study describes a development of energy efficient and solar homes built by Grupe in Stockton, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_grupe_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:17:46 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6636 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Quadrant Homes - Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA | Case study of Quadrant Homes, a Seattle area builder who, despite the recession, sold three homes a day in the first half of 2009, by letting buyers choose from 300 floor plans and 10,000 options, inc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_quadrant_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:49:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6698 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Cascade Apartments - Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington, which resulted in annual energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_cascade_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:51:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 1 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6701 | 1 | Hybrid Wall Construction and Quality Control Issues in Wyandotte, Michigan | This report is the second report on the Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 project in Wyandotte, MI, and documents refinements to the design, construction, and quality control for the high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_construction_wyandotte.pdf | 2/25/2013 11:10:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6719 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance Affordable Housing with Habitat for Humanity | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America support of Habitat for Humanity including researchers who wrote Habitat construction guides and teams that have worked with aff | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1b_ba_innov_affordablehousinghfh_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:14:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6720 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance with Solar Electric Reduced Peak Demand | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America solar home research that has demonstrated the ability to reduce peak demand by 75%. Numerous field studies have monitored power | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1c_ba_innov_premierhomes_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6725 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Community Scale High Performance with Solar - Pulte Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Pulte Homes of Tucson’s work with Building America to apply a suite of energy-efficiency measures integrated with passive solar design and solar | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1i_ba_innov_pultehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:20:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8059 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: TC Legend Homes, 19th Ave., Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a marine climate that got a HERS -2 with PV, with SIPs taped at all exterior joints, an ICF foundation walls, and an air-to-wat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_tclegend19th_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:24:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 1 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8146 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, Suffolk County LandBank Attainable Housing, East Patchogue, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_United_Way_Long_Island_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:59:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6553 | 1 | Predicted Versus Actual Savings for a Low-Rise Multifamily Retrofit in Boulder, Colorado | To determine the most cost-effective methods of improving buildings, accurate analysis and prediction of the energy use of existing buildings is essential. However, multiple studies confirm that analy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicted_savings_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 11:10:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6554 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of a Multifamily Retrofit in Climate Zone 5, Boulder, Colorado | In 2009, a 37-unit apartment complex located in Boulder, Colorado, underwent an energy retrofit to comply with Boulder SmartRegs Ordinance, a mandate that requires all rental properties to meet certai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:44:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6593 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ferguson Design and Construction,Sagaponack, New York | The 6-bedroom home achieves a HERS score of 43 even before PV is installed and will cut utility bills dramatically for its owners. Water-savings faucets, LED lighting, and ENERGY STAR appliances add t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Ferguson%20Design_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 1:34:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6595 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: StreetScape Development, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois | These single-family, HERS 45 homes incorporate 2×6 wood framed walls with R-20 open cell spray insulation and OSB. The builder, StreetScape Development, won a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in the cust | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_StreetScape_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:29:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6560 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida | Over recent years, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have become more readily available and more widely adopted in the marketplace. For a 6-month period, the Building America team Consortium for Advance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_hpwh_hot_humid.pdf | 11/12/2013 5:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6569 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Heritage Buildings, Inc., and Energy Smart Home Plans, Leland, North Carolina | PNNL worked with North Carolina Heritage Buildings and Energy Smart Home Plans to design zero-energy ready homes that score under HERS 60 for less than 2% added cost over code construction. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_heritage_energy_smart.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:02:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6445 | 1 | 56th & Walnut - A Philly Gut Rehab Development | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have be | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/56th_walnut_rehab.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:50:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 1 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 1 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 1 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6190 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC | Devoted Builders meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the cold climate with R-25 ICF walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 spray foam and cellulose attic floors. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_devoted_homes.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 1 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 1 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6193 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. | Schneider Homes cut energy use by 50% over the 2004 IECC on 28 homes built near Seattle in 2008. Schneider packed the walls with R-23 of blown fiberglass and blanketed the ceiling with R-38 of blown c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_schneider.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:21:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6207 | 1 | Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Retrofit of Two Homes | The Wyandotte NSP2 project aims to build 20 new houses and retrofit 20 existing houses in Wyandotte, MI. Wyandotte is part of a Michigan State Housing Development Authority-led consortium that is fund | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wyandotte_nsp_retrofit.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:47:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 1 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4997 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes | Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes of
Fresno, CA, has worked with Building America team member IBACOS to apply building science to production homes.
Even without solar panels, the company’s Jordan model e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_wathen_castanos_hot-dry.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:10:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4992 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Cobblestone Homes | Cobblestone Homes of Freeland,MI quest to understand building science led to construction in 2010 of the "Vision Zero Project," a demonstration home that has earned a DOE Builders Challenge certificat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cobblestone_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:23:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4944 | 1 | NightCool: A Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept | This report describes an experimental evaluation that was conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates. The system | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1771-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 1:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4969 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson | G.W. Robinson of Gainesville, Florida, worked with Building America partners Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO to achieve a true net zero energy home in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/gw_robinson_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4971 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne, Florida, is aiming for affordable net zero energy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/lifestyle_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:28:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 1 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4884 | 1 | ReVision Home: Windows and Patio Doors | This fact sheet describes the approach taken to increase efficiency of windows and patio doors in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Milgard.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:58:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4892 | 1 | ReVision Home: Solar Hot Water | This fact sheet describes the solar hot water heating system installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/EagleSun.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:25:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4930 | 1 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report discusses how TIAX data, supplemented by the 2005 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)public use data set was used to make significant improvements in the prediction metods for est | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:54:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4866 | 1 | Mercedes Homes: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes construction of a hurricane-resistant, energy efficient home that achieved 48% whole-house source energy savings over the Building America benchmark. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mercedes_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:10:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4878 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village | This article gives an overview of Wisdom Way Village, a community of affordable, sustainable solar homes in Greenfield, MA. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_wisdom_way_solar_village.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:25:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 1 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4793 | 1 | Building a Durable and Energy Efficient Home in Post-Katrina New Orleans | This report examines designing homes with key sustainability concepts, durability, and energy efficiency that can provide insurance to people in the event of a hurricane. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_post_katrina.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:12:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4794 | 1 | Introducing the Market to High-performance Building on Hilton Head Island | The whole-house performance approach described here builds a framework of principals,options, and plan for quality execution of producing high-performance homes.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hilton_head_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:26:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 1 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 1 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4812 | 1 | Vapor Control Layer Recommendations | This information sheet describes the level of vapor control required on the interior side of framed walls with typical fibrous cavity insulation (fibreglass, rockwool, or cellulose, based on DOE clima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_control_layer.pdf | 12/8/2010 5:05:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4814 | 1 | Vapor Permeance of Some Building Materials | This information sheet describes vapor permeance characteristics of the sheathing/cladding assembly as defined by the effective wet cup permeance of both the cladding and sheathing combined. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_permeance_chart.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 1 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4848 | 1 | Why Right-Size? Science versus Practicality | This fact sheet examines the reasons behind resizing residential building heating and cooling systems.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/why_to_rightsize_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:58:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 1 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4856 | 1 | Retrofitting America: A 1970s Home Energy Efficiency Analysis | This paper describes a modeling tool that Building America research team CARB developed to identify the energy benefits of various retrofit energy efficiency measures for a typical 1970’s ranch home i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_america_1970s_home_analysis.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:03:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4999 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This is a Building America fact sheet on Artistic Homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which builds net zero energy homes in New Mexico using energy efficient and photovoltaic technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_new_artistic_homes.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:31:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5026 | 1 | Thermal Impact of Fasteners in High-Performance Wood-Framed Walls | This paper discusses high-performance wood-framed walls that use much less than 40% of the energy consumed by similar homes built to minimum code, and evaluates the thermal impact of fasteners used to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fasteners_wood_walls.pdf | 3/14/2011 4:56:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5459 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Quality Management in Existing Homes - Cantilever Floor Example | This guideline is designed to highlight the QA process that can be applied to any residential building retrofit activity. The cantilevered floor retrofit detailed in this guideline is included only to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_mgmt.pdf | 1/5/2012 5:35:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5470 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Improves Building Energy Simulation Programs Through Diagnostic Testing | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) to increase the quality and accuracy of energy analysis tools for the buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_bestest-ex.pdf | 1/9/2012 10:21:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5503 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Delivers In-Home HVAC Efficiency Testing Solutions | Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have recently developed two simple in-home efficiency test methods that can be used by technicians, researchers, or interested homeowners | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_efficiency_testing.pdf | 1/24/2012 5:27:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5190 | 1 | Evaluation of Air Mixing and Thermal Comfort From High Sidewall Supply Air Jets | Uniform mixing of conditioned air with room air is an essential factor for providing comfort in homes. The objective of the study outlined in this report is to resolve the issue that the flow rates th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_jets_evaluation.pdf | 10/4/2011 11:20:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5208 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This report summarizes Building America research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate Region | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30percent_hot_dry.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:35:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5574 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: High Performance Residential Lighting | This report has been developed to provide a tool for the understanding and application of high performance lighting in the home. The strategies featured in this guide are drawn from recent advances in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guideline_high_perf_lighting.pdf | 2/27/2012 1:53:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5349 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Develops Diagnostic Test Cases To Improve Building Energy Simulation Programs | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop a set of diagnostic test cases for building energy simulations in order to achieve more accurate energy use and savings predictions. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_diag_test.pdf | 12/12/2011 12:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5660 | 1 | An In-Depth Look at Ground Source Heat Pumps and Other Electric Loads in Two GreenMax Homes | Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with WPPI Energy to answer key research questions on in-field performance of ground-source heat pumps and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ground_sourcehp_greenmax.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5665 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Achieving the Best Installed Performance from High-Efficiency Residential Gas Furnaces | This report describes a Building America expert meeting hosted on July 28, 2011, by the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) team. The purpose of this meeting was to identify installat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_resid_gas_furnaces.pdf | 4/11/2012 1:57:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5654 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heating Modeling in EnergyPlus | This presentation summarizes NREL's development of a HPWH model for use in hourly building energy simulation programs, such as BEopt; this presentation was given at the Building America Stakeholder me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_model_simulation.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:16:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5655 | 1 | Improving Air-Conditioner and Heat Pump Modeling | This presentation describes a new approach to modeling residential air conditioners and heat pumps, which allows users to model systems by specifying only the more readily-available SEER/EER/HSPF-type | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_cond_heat_pump_model.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:52:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5658 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Summary of Interior Ducts in New Construction, Including an Efficient, Affordable Method to Install Fur-Down Interior Ducts | This document illustrates guidelines for the efficient installation of interior duct systems in new housing, including the fur-up chase method, the fur-down chase method, and interior ducts positioned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ducts_new_con.pdf | 4/10/2011 6:04:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5946 | 1 | Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Summer Technical Update Meeting, held on July 24-26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2012_technical_update_mtg.pdf | 10/11/2012 2:43:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5730 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning From Three-Coat Stucco to One-Coat Stucco With EPS | This measure guideline has been developed to help builders transition from using a traditional three-coat stucco wall-cladding system to a one-coat stucco wall-cladding system with expanded polystyren | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_3coat_stucco.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5865 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Attics in Multifamily Buildings | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for owners, builders, contractors, homeowners, and other stakeholders in the multifamily building industry, and focuses on challenges found in exist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_sealing_attics.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:27:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5867 | 1 | A Realistic Hot Water Draw Specification for Rating Solar Water Heaters | In the United States, annual performance ratings for solar water heaters are simulated, using TMY weather and specified water draw. This paper proposes a more realistic ratings draw that eliminates mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rating_solar_water_heater.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:58:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5878 | 1 | Retrofitting Air Conditioning and Duct Systems in Hot, Dry Climates | This technical report describes CARB's work with Clark County Community Resources Division in Las Vegas, Nevada, to optimize procedures for upgrading cooling systems on existing homes in the area to i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_ac_duct_systems.pdf | 7/19/2012 6:49:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 1 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6100 | 1 | Retrofitting the Southeast: The Cool Energy House | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings research team has provided the technical engineering and building science support for a highly visible demonstration home that was unveiled at the Nat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cool_energy_house_retrofit.pdf | 2/22/2013 10:31:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6090 | 1 | Assessing the Energy Savings of Tankless Water Heater Retrofits in Public Housing | This report describes the methodology, analysis, and findings from a case study of a 110 unit retrofit of gas tankless water heaters in a hot/humid climate in Alachua County, Florida.The gas-fired tan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tanklesswh_energy_savings.pdf | 2/1/2013 6:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 1 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6073 | 1 | Serenbe Nest Cottages | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with Martin Dodson Builders and the Serenbe community on the construction of a new test home in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/serenbe_nest_cottages.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6074 | 1 | Test Methods and Protocols for Environmental and Safety Hazards Associated with Home Energy Retrofits | A number of health hazards and hazards to the durability of homes may be associated with energy retrofitting and home renovation projects. Among the hazards associated with energy retrofit work, expo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_methods_and_protocols.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:23:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 1 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6042 | 1 | Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response | The focus of this project was to investigate the factors influencing consumer adoption of Home Energy Displays (HEDs) and to evaluate electricity consumption in households with basic HEDs versus enhan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_displays.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:19:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6034 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Demonstration Home | This guideline will provide a general overview of the different kinds of demonstration home projects, a basic understanding of the different roles and responsibilities involved in the successful compl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_demo_home.pdf | 12/18/2012 1:49:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5971 | 1 | Communication of Energy Efficiency Information to Remodelers: Lessons From Current Practice | The effective communication of energy efficiency and building science information to remodeling contractors is achieved through varying formats, timelines, and modes depending on who is delivering the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comm_ee_remodelers.pdf | 10/24/2012 1:10:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 1 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 1 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3946 | 1 | The New American Home 2009: Las Vegas, Nevada; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | This brochure details the New American Home 2009, which demonstrates the use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44535.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4665 | 1 | Example Procedures for Developing Acceptance-Range Criteria for BESTEST-EX | This document provides an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX. This example method for BESTEST-EX is a modified version o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_procedures.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:04:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4667 | 1 | Summary of Gaps and Barriers for Implementing Residential Building Energy Efficiency Strategies | This report presents the key gaps and barriers to implementing residential energy efficiency strategies in the U.S. market, as identified in sessions at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Americ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/49162.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:41:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4757 | 1 | Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype | This case study describes development of a prototype live-work townhome that is highly efficient at 45% energy savings (95% counting photovoltaic system). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/zeta_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4758 | 1 | Baxter Community—High Performance Green Building | This case study describes the Baxter community built by David Weekley Homes, which is reducing their energy demand through a number of techniques including advanced air sealing techniques, the install | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/charlotte_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 1 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4787 | 1 | Impact Resistance of Advanced Framed Wall Systems with Insulating Sheathing as the Primary Sheathing | The purpose of this research program was to determine the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_resistant_sheathing_research_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:17:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 1 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4820 | 1 | Building Materials Property Table | This information sheet describes a table of some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials taken from ASHRAE Fundamentals - 2001, Moisture Control in Buildings, CMH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_materials_property_table.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:35:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4832 | 1 | Refrigeration System Installation and Startup Procedures, and AC Equipment Efficiency | This information sheet describes a series of measurements to evaluate a cooling system: air flow, pressures, temperatures, humidity levels, and power draw. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:54:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4833 | 1 | What's the Big Deal About Refrigerant Charge—Why Should the Builder or Homeowner Care? | This information sheet provides details about saving energy through proper refrigerant charge. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 1 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 1 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3835 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Tindall Homes, Princeton, New Jersey | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Tindall Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in mixed humid climate using improved insulation and high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_tindall_mixed-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4201 | 1 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures for Existing Homes | This report provides a proposed set of guidelines for estimating the energy savings achieved by a package of retrofits or an extensive rehabilitation of an existing home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_perf_analysis.pdf | 4/20/2010 1:09:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3907 | 1 | Improved Framing and Ductwork Lower Energy Costs: McStain Enterprises - Longmont, Colorado | This document provides advice for saving money on energy efficient framework and ductwork. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27208.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3481 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: The Ultimate Family Home, Las Vegas, Nevada (Brochure) | Brochure describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Ultimate Family Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35316.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 1 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3471 | 1 | Prototype House Provides Test Case for Energy-Efficient Systems: Mitchell Homes - Pensacola, Florida | This document describes the energy-efficient Mitchell Homes in Pensacola, Florida, which are energy efficient test houses utilizing a whole building approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27209.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 1 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3475 | 1 | New American Home, Atlanta, Georgia--2002 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31470.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 1 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3362 | 1 | Cambridge Homes Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mix of Housing Types | New houses designed by Cambridge Homes in Crest Hill, Illinois save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" design to the entire home product line. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 1 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 898 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 312 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 104 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 99 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 90 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 77 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 70 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 69 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 69 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 42 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 42 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 31 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 29 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 26 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 26 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 25 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 24 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 24 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 23 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 23 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 22 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 21 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 21 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 20 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 19 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 19 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 18 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 18 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 17 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 17 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 16 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 16 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 16 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 16 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 15 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 14 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 14 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 14 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 14 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 13 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 13 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 13 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 13 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 13 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 13 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 13 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 12 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 12 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 12 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 12 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 12 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 12 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 12 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 12 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 11 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 11 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 11 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 11 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 11 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 11 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 11 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 10 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 10 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 10 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 10 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 9 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 9 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 9 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 9 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 9 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 9 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 9 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 8 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 8 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 8 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 8 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 8 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 8 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 8 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 8 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 8 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 8 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 8 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 8 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 8 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 8 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 7 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 7 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 7 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 7 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 7 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 7 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 7 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 7 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 7 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7948 | 7 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties/Philgreen Construction, Green Leaf Street, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS -8 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Revive_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:32:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 7 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 7 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 7 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 7 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 7 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3380 | 7 | Analysis of System Strategies Targeting Near-Term Building America Energy-Performance Goals for New Single-Family Homes: FY2004 Fourth-Quarter Building America Milestone Report | This report describes the technical approach used by Building America to determine the most cost effective pathways to achieve whole-house energy savings goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36920.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4066 | 7 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Standard features of their homes include advanced framed 2x6 24-inch on center walls, R-21 blown insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_artistic.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4067 | 7 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ecofutures Building Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Ecofutures’ first Builders Challenge house has been equipped with extensive energy monitoring equipment | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_ecofutures.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4767 | 7 | Suwanee River Administration Building | This case study describes the renovation of a Georgia Parks and Recreation administration building that demonstrates an ultra-low energy use building. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/suwannee_river_admin_bldg.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:28:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 6 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 6 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 6 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 6 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 6 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 6 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7211 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that got a HERS 52 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-14 ocsf plus R-4 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mandalay_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:40:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 6 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 6 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 6 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 6 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6083 | 6 | Strategy Guideline: Partnering for High Performance Homes | High performance houses require a high degree of coordination and have significant interdependencies between various systems in order to perform properly, meet customer expectations, and minimize risk | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_partnering_high_perf_homes.pdf | 1/25/2013 12:05:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 6 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 6 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4893 | 6 | ReVision Home: On-Site Renewable Energy | This fact sheet discusses the photovoltaic energy system installed on the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/SunPower.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:35:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 6 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 5 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 5 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 5 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 5 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 5 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 5 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 5 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 5 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 5 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 5 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 5 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 5 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 5 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 5 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 5 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 5 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 5 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 5 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 5 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 5 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 4 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 4 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 4 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 4 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 4 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 4 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 4 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 4 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 4 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 4 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4667 | 4 | Summary of Gaps and Barriers for Implementing Residential Building Energy Efficiency Strategies | This report presents the key gaps and barriers to implementing residential energy efficiency strategies in the U.S. market, as identified in sessions at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Americ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/49162.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:41:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 4 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 4 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 4 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 4 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 4 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 4 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 4 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 4 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 4 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6631 | 4 | Best Practices Case Study: Insight Homes - Seaford, DE, Deep Creek, DE | Case Study of Insight Homes who built 36 identical houses, three at a time, with increasing energy-efficiency measures in each generation until they arrived at the most cost-effective mix. Advanced fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_insight_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:29:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 4 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 4 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 4 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 3 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 3 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 3 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 3 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 3 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 3 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 3 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 3 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 3 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 3 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 3 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 3 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 3 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 3 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 3 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 3 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 3 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 3 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 3 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6915 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Promethean Homes — Gross-Shepard Residence, Charlottesville, VA | This is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder, who earned a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The home included rigid mineral wool board insulation over house | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Promthean_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:24:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6590 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders, New Fairfield, Connecticut | This LEED Platinum home was built on the site of a 60-year-old bungalow that was demolished. It boasts views of Candlewood Lake, a great deal of daylight, and projected annual energy savings of almost | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_BPC_GreenBuilders_062214.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:39:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 3 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 3 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 3 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 3 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 3 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6577 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida | PNNL and Florida Solar Energy Center worked with Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County to upgrade an empty 1996 home with a 14.5 SEER AC, heat pump water heater, CFLs, more attic insulation, and a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_palm_beach.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3448 | 3 | The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies | This guide seeks to advance the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Existing Residential Buildings Program (ERBP): to develop approaches that will enable the housing retrofit industry to deliver e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36057.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 3 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 3 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 3 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 3 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 3 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 3 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 3 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 3 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 3 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 3 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 3 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 3 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 3 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 2 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8053 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: LifeStyle Homes, The Capri, Melbourne, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS -8 with PV, with concrete block walls, a spray-foam-insulated attic, and a central heat pum | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_lifestylecapri_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:38:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8145 | 2 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Panacea, Denver, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Thrive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 2 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 2 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 2 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 2 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 2 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 2 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 2 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 2 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 2 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 2 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 2 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 2 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 2 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4845 | 2 | Ventilating Your Home | This guide explains proper ventilation techniques for indoor air quality. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:41:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 2 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 2 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 2 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 2 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4868 | 2 | Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes the Overlook at Clipper Hill community homes in Baltimore, Maryland, which have been designed to perform 40+% better than the Building America benchmark house by combining ae | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sber_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:44:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4765 | 2 | GreenCraft Greenspoint House Prototype | This case study describes a prototype house demonstrating energy efficiency and durability upgrades including an unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation and supplemental dehumidification, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greencraft_greenpoint_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:11:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 2 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 2 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 2 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 2 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3854 | 2 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Armory Park del Sol - Tucson, AZ | Building America factsheet on JW Miller, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using solar photovoltaics and hot water, efficient HVAC and duct system, and tankless water heater. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_jwmiller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3342 | 2 | BSC Final Report: Lessons Learned from Building America Participation; February 1995 - December 2002 | This report chronicles the how and why of the key BSC Building America outcomes. It is organized and put in the context of what the Building Science Consortium has learned from and with its building i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35915.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 2 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 2 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 2 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 2 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 2 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 2 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 2 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3841 | 2 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Humid Climate: New Orleans | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hh_norleans_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3851 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA | This is a Building America fact sheet describing the Yakama Nation Housing Authority's retrofit of 25 homes on the reservation to make them more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_yakama.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6564 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes Initial Performance of Two Zero Energy Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Tommy Williams Homes worked with PNNL, Florida HERO, Energy Smart Home Plans, and Florida Solar Energy Center to design and test two zero energy homes. Energy use was 30% lower in one home and 60% lo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_two_zeroenergy.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6568 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Ravenwood Homes and Energy Smart Home Plans, Inc., Cape Coral, Florida | PNNL, Florida HERO, and Energy Smart Home Plans helped Ravenwood Homes achieve a HERS 15 with PV or HERS 65 without PV on a home in Florida with SEER 16 AC, concrete block and rigid foam walls, high-p | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ravenswood_energysmart.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:53:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 2 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 2 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 2 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 2 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 2 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 2 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 2 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 2 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 2 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5971 | 2 | Communication of Energy Efficiency Information to Remodelers: Lessons From Current Practice | The effective communication of energy efficiency and building science information to remodeling contractors is achieved through varying formats, timelines, and modes depending on who is delivering the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comm_ee_remodelers.pdf | 10/24/2012 1:10:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6092 | 2 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Exploratory Study | The key objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the feasibility of the development or adoption of technologies that would enable a large percentage of existing homes in cold climates to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_found.pdf | 2/8/2013 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 2 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6140 | 2 | Building America Expert Meeting: Combustion Safety | This is an overview of "The Best Approach to Combustion Safety in a Direct Vent World," held June 28, 2012, in San Antonio, TX. The objective of this Expert Meeting was to identify gaps and barriers | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combustion_safety.pdf | 3/27/2013 12:39:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 2 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 2 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 2 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 2 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 2 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 2 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 2 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4884 | 2 | ReVision Home: Windows and Patio Doors | This fact sheet describes the approach taken to increase efficiency of windows and patio doors in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Milgard.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:58:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4887 | 2 | ReVision Home: Energy Modeling | This fact sheet provides information about specifications and energy modeling results of the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/energy.pdf | 12/17/2010 6:14:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4972 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes | Tommy Williams Homes of Gainesville, Florida, built two zero energy homes with help from DOE's Building America team members, the Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/tommy_williams_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 2 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 2 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5930 | 2 | Whole-House Design and Commissioning in the Project Home Again Hot-Humid New Construction Community | Building Science Corporation has been working with Project Home Again since 2008 and has consulted on the design of around 100 affordable, energy efficient new construction homes for victims of hurric | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_home_again_whdesign.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5845 | 2 | The Role of Appraisals in Energy Efficiency Financing | This research identifies barriers and challenges and current industry status including several key appraisal industry developments for identifying and valuing energy efficiency. The report covers crit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/appraisals_ee_financing.pdf | 6/19/2012 9:54:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5865 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Attics in Multifamily Buildings | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for owners, builders, contractors, homeowners, and other stakeholders in the multifamily building industry, and focuses on challenges found in exist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_sealing_attics.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:27:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5652 | 2 | Chamberlain Heights Redevelopment: A Large Scale, Cold Climate Study of Affordable Housing Retrofits | The City of Meriden Housing Authority (MHA) collaborated with affordable housing developer Jonathon Rose Companies (JRC) to complete a gut renovation of 124 residential units in the Chamberlain Height | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chamberlain_hghts_redev.pdf | 3/29/2012 4:23:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6695 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hood_river.pdf | 2/19/2014 12:12:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 2 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6600 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado | All homes in the Stapleton community must be ENERGY STAR certified; New Town Builders has announced that it will build 250–300 new homes over the next 7–10 years, all of which will be Challenge Homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_NewTown_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:24:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 2 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6642 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Urbane Homes - Crestwood, KY, Various Locations, Greater Louisville, KY | Case study of Urbane Homes, who worked with Building America to build market rate homes with HERS scores of 57 to 62. Despite a down market they’ve sold every home within 3 weeks of listing, without a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_urbane_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:23:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 2 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 2 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 2 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 2 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 2 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 2 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 1 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 1 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 1 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 1 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 1 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 1 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6951 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build two net-zero energy homes with foam-sheathed masonry walls, low-E windows 2.9 ACH50 air sealing, transfer gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_jwmiller_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:16:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 1 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 1 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 1 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 1 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7636 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Slab-Foundation Heat Transfer on Space-Conditioning Energy Use in Florida, Cocoa, Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65356.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:25:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 1 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 1 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 1 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7489 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Emerald Star, Seatlle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 45 without PV or HERS 0 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dwell_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 4:59:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 1 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 1 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 1 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 1 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 1 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 1 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 1 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8056 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: PepperTree Homes, Mad River Glen House, Waitsfield, VT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 18 with PV, with graphite enhanced SIPs walls and roof, ICF foundation, passive design, radiant | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_peppertreemadriverglen_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:08:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8059 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: TC Legend Homes, 19th Ave., Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a marine climate that got a HERS -2 with PV, with SIPs taped at all exterior joints, an ICF foundation walls, and an air-to-wat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_tclegend19th_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:24:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 1 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8139 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Charis Homes, The Sanctuary, North Canton, OH | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Charis_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:22:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8140 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Newburgh Custom, Newburgh, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Greenhill_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:31:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8141 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Imery Group, Monroe Farmhouse, Monroe, GA | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Imery_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:37:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8142 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Foothills at the Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mandalay_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:42:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8143 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Glacier Club Modern Home, Durango, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mantell_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:46:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8144 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction, The Lupine Model, Fort Collins, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Revive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:50:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8047 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region, The Depot Neighborhood, Traverse City, MI | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -1 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls, ICF foundation walls, a vented attic, a ductless mini-spl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatgtr_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:14:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8048 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Healthy-E-Community Enterprises of Virginia Inc., The Villas at Rocketts Landing, Richmond, VA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 0 with PV, with 2x4 framed walls with advanced house wrap, a sealed conditioned crawl spa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_healtherocketts_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8049 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: High Performance Homes, Garrison Falls, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 14 with PV, 6.5-inch SIPs, an insulated vented attic, a geothermal heat pump, and an ERV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_highperformancegarrison_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:24:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8050 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Insulsteel Building Enclosures, Sonny Boy Lane House, Johns Island, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 12 with PV, with 5.5-inch rigid foam-and-steel panels, an unvented attic, solar hot water, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_inulsteelsonny_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:29:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8051 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Glendale, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 46 without PV, with 2x4 advanced framed walls, a vented attic with raised heel trusse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatkalamazoo_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:32:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7947 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo Infill Home, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 46. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Kalamazoo_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:25:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 1 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6785 | 1 | BEopt-CA (Ex): A Tool for Optimal Integration of EE, DR and PV in Existing California Homes | This project targeted the development of a software tool, BEopt-CA (Ex) (Building Energy Optimization Tool for California Existing Homes), that aims to facilitate balanced integration of energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_ex_california.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:38:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 1 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6811 | 1 | Building America Guidance for Identifying and Overcoming Code, Standard, and Rating Method Barriers | This guidance document was prepared using the input from the meeting summarized in the draft CSI Roadmap to provide Building America research teams and partners with specific information and approache | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/csi_guidance.pdf | 6/17/2014 10:00:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 1 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 1 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6924 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes — Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This builder was honored for Most DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Built in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. By July 2014, Palo Duro had completed 152 homes since the program began in 2013 (under the or | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Palo_Duro_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:07:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6909 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders — Trolle Residence, Danbury, CT | The builder of this 1,650-ft2 cabin won a Custom Home honor in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. The home meets Passive House Standards with 5.5-in. of foil-faced polysiocyanurate foam boards linin | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_BPC_Green_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:19:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6912 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: The Imery Group — Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA | The first certified Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia was honored in the Custom Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 2,811-ft2, two-story custom home has 2x6 advanced framed wa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_ImeryGroup%2009-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:49:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6916 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Sterling Brook Custom Homes — Village Park Eco Home, Double Park, TX | This builder won a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this showcase home that serves as an energy-efficient model home for the custom home builder: 1,300 visitors toured th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sterling_Brook_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:32:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 1 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6899 | 1 | Using Whole-House Field Tests to Empirically Derive Moisture Buffering Model Inputs | Building energy simulations can be used to predict a building's interior conditions, along with the energy use associated with keeping these conditions comfortable. These models simulate the loads on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/using_whole_house_field_tests.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:36:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6588 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Seattle, Washington | This Challenge Home is one of 42 homes in a micro-community of ultra-modern, energy-efficient homes built by Dwell Development on an urban gray-field site in
South Seattle. Every home will achieve a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_DwellDevelopment_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:04:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6643 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: William Ryan House - Tampa Division, Tampa, FL | Case study of William Ryan Homes, who cut energy use to achieve HERS scores of 65 to 70 on nine floor plans that will be featured in 277 homes in central Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_williamryan_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:28:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6634 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders - Pine Mountain, GA | Case study of Pine Mountain Builders who worked with DOE’s IBACOS team to achieve HERS scores of 59 on 140 homes built around a wetlands in Georgia. The team used taped rigid foam exterior sheathing a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pinemtn_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6635 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Webb, Las Vegas Division | Case study of Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division, who certified nearly 1,200 homes to the DOE Builders Challenge between 2008 and 2012. All of the homes by Las Vegas’ biggest builder achieved HERS scores | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pultedelwebb_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:44:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6636 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Quadrant Homes - Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA | Case study of Quadrant Homes, a Seattle area builder who, despite the recession, sold three homes a day in the first half of 2009, by letting buyers choose from 300 floor plans and 10,000 options, inc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_quadrant_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:49:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 1 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 1 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6701 | 1 | Hybrid Wall Construction and Quality Control Issues in Wyandotte, Michigan | This report is the second report on the Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 project in Wyandotte, MI, and documents refinements to the design, construction, and quality control for the high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_construction_wyandotte.pdf | 2/25/2013 11:10:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6717 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Outside Air Ventilation Controller | venThis Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing how automated night ventilation can reduce cooling energy costs up to 40% and peak demand up to 50% in Cali | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_3c_ba_innov_outsideairventcontroller_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:00:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6718 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance Home Cost Performance Trade-offs: Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing how some energy-efficiency measure cost increases can balance against measures that reduce up-front costs: Adv | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1a_ba_innov_costperftradeoffs_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:09:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6721 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Reduced Call-Backs with High-Performance Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes ways Building America teams have helped builders cut call-backs. Harvard University study found builders who worked with Building America had a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1d_ba_innov_reducedcallbacks_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:30:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6725 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Community Scale High Performance with Solar - Pulte Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Pulte Homes of Tucson’s work with Building America to apply a suite of energy-efficiency measures integrated with passive solar design and solar | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1i_ba_innov_pultehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:20:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5675 | 1 | Building America: The Advanced Whole-Home Efficiency Program | Delivered at the Women in Science and Engineering Symposium, 29 February 2012, Columbus, OH, this presentation gives an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buiding_america_whole-home_efficiency.pdf | 4/16/2011 6:28:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5658 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Summary of Interior Ducts in New Construction, Including an Efficient, Affordable Method to Install Fur-Down Interior Ducts | This document illustrates guidelines for the efficient installation of interior duct systems in new housing, including the fur-up chase method, the fur-down chase method, and interior ducts positioned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ducts_new_con.pdf | 4/10/2011 6:04:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5550 | 1 | Residential Energy Efficiency Research Planning Meeting Summary Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Research Planning meeting, held on October 28-29, 2011, in Washingt | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ee_research_planning_mtg.pdf | 2/16/2012 6:34:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5651 | 1 | Summary of Code Barriers:Summary of Code and Standard Barriers to the Implementation of High Performance Home Systems Designs | Building codes serve to ensure minimum requirements for safety, durability, and energy efficiency of homes.To enable innovation and to support continual improvement, building codes are updated on a 2- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summary_code_barriers.pdf | 3/29/2011 2:25:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5878 | 1 | Retrofitting Air Conditioning and Duct Systems in Hot, Dry Climates | This technical report describes CARB's work with Clark County Community Resources Division in Las Vegas, Nevada, to optimize procedures for upgrading cooling systems on existing homes in the area to i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_ac_duct_systems.pdf | 7/19/2012 6:49:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5931 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Wall Air Sealing and Insulation Methods in Existing Homes; An Overview of Opportunity and Process | This guide provides renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and
insulation in an energy retrofit project. It also outlines the potential proj | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wall_airsealing.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:46:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5938 | 1 | Moisture and Structural Analysis for High Performance Hybrid Wall Assemblies | Based on past experience in the Building America program, BSC has found that combinations of materials and approaches—in other words, systems—usually provide optimum performance. Integration is necess | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_assemblies.pdf | 10/1/2012 1:33:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5939 | 1 | Byggmeister Test Home: Cold Climate Multifamily Masonry Building Condition Assessment and Retrofit Analysis | This report describes a retrofit project undertaken by Building Science Corporation and partner Byggmeister on a multifamily brick row house located in Jamaica Plain, MA. This project studied the row | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_test_home.pdf | 10/2/2012 10:47:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 1 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5988 | 1 | West Village Community: Quality Management Processes and Preliminary Heat Pump Water Heater Performance | West Village, a multi-use project underway at the University of California Davis, represents a ground-breaking sustainable community incorporating energy efficiency measures and on-site renewable gene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_hpwh.pdf | 11/13/2012 1:53:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6023 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team is currently developing strategies designed to promote and achieve increased energy savings and promote upgrades in the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_risks.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6034 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Demonstration Home | This guideline will provide a general overview of the different kinds of demonstration home projects, a basic understanding of the different roles and responsibilities involved in the successful compl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_demo_home.pdf | 12/18/2012 1:49:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 1 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 1 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6069 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Optimized Heating Systems Using Condensing Boilers and Baseboard Convectors | On August 11, 2011, in Denver, CO, a Building America Expert Meeting was held in conjunction with the Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting, to review and discuss res | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_heating_systems.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:24:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4974 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Shaw Construction Burlingame Ranch Ph.1, Aspen, CO | Shaw Construction built 84 energy efficient, affordable condominiums forthe City of Aspen that achieved HERS scores of less than 62 with help from Building America’s research team lead Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_shaw_cold.pdf | 2/17/2011 5:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4975 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA | Devoted Builders of Kennewick, WA worked with Building America's BIRA team to achieve the 50% Federal tax credit level energy savings on 81 homes at its Mediterranean Villas community in eastern Washi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_devoted_cold.pdf | 2/17/2011 6:03:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4979 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: S&A Homes, East Liberty, PIttsburgh, PA | S&A Homes worked with Building America's IBACOS and architects Pfaffmann & Associates and Moss Associates to design energy-efficient homes for urban in-fill lots. This is a new market for S&A Homes, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_sahomes_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 10:59:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4980 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Nelson Construction, Hamilton Way, Farmingon, CT | Building America's research team lead Building Science
Corporation helped Nelson Construction achieve HERS scores of 53 and 54 on ten homes in Farmington, Connecticut. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_nelson_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:05:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4991 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Clifton View Homes II | Clifton View Homes builds superefficient homes that qualify for DOE’s Builders Challenge like this home on Whidbey Island that achieves a 57 on the HERS index. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clifton_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:14:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4994 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc. | Scott Homes worked with DOE Building America research partner Washington State University Extension Energy Program on a home in Olympia, WA, that achieved a HERS index score of 51. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_scott_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:41:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4995 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc. | Treasure Homes, Inc., achieved a HERS rating of 46 without PV on its prototype “Gem” home, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, thanks in part to training received from a Buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_treasure_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:50:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4996 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: GreenCraft, Lewisville, TX | In October and November 2009, the TimberCreek Zero Energy House in
Lewisville, Texas, opened as a Building America Demonstration House. The 2,538-foot,three-bedroom, 2½-bath custom-built home showed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_timbercreek_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:03:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4997 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes | Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes of
Fresno, CA, has worked with Building America team member IBACOS to apply building science to production homes.
Even without solar panels, the company’s Jordan model e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_wathen_castanos_hot-dry.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:10:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4999 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This is a Building America fact sheet on Artistic Homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which builds net zero energy homes in New Mexico using energy efficient and photovoltaic technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_new_artistic_homes.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:31:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4889 | 1 | ReVision Home: Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet discusses the heating and cooling upgrades to the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Trane.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:13:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4890 | 1 | ReVision Home: Tankless Water Heater | This fact sheet discusses the tankless water heater installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Rinnai.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:17:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4891 | 1 | ReVision Home: Plumbing Fixtures | This fact sheet describes the energy efficient water fixtures installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/AmericanStandard.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:21:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4885 | 1 | ReVision Home: Standing Seam Metal Cool Roofing | This fact sheet describes the use of a vented cool roofing solution that is compatible with the ReVision Homes' architecture. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/MBCIfinalrevised.pdf | 12/17/2010 4:07:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4886 | 1 | ReVision Home: Weatherization Products | This fact sheet describes Dupont's envelope moisture control system for the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/DuPont.pdf | 12/17/2010 6:10:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5208 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This report summarizes Building America research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate Region | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30percent_hot_dry.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:35:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5341 | 1 | 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting Summary Report | This report provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program's Summer 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting. This meeting was held on August 9-11, 2 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/resid_mtg_report_august2011.pdf | 12/8/2011 6:43:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5149 | 1 | Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers | This report summarizes the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by researchers from four national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_tech_roadmap.pdf | 7/22/2011 10:27:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5188 | 1 | Laboratory Test Report for Fujitsu 12RLS and Mitsubishi FE12NA Mini-Split Heat Pumps | Mini-split heat pumps are being proposed as a new retrofit option to replace resistance heating in the Pacific Northwest. NREL has previously developed a field test protocol for mini-split systems to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fujitsu_mitsubishi_minisplit.pdf | 9/28/2011 5:51:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5190 | 1 | Evaluation of Air Mixing and Thermal Comfort From High Sidewall Supply Air Jets | Uniform mixing of conditioned air with room air is an essential factor for providing comfort in homes. The objective of the study outlined in this report is to resolve the issue that the flow rates th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_jets_evaluation.pdf | 10/4/2011 11:20:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4933 | 1 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in 2-Story Florida Homes; Phase 1 | This report is about a study to identify air flow failures and possible insulation system failures. Field testing was ocmpleted on 32 homes and 6 homes were monitored and repaired. | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/fsec-cr-1842-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 4:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4970 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: KB Home GreenHouse | Located in the Lake Burden community in Windermere, FL, the KB Home GreenHouse is expected to produce as much energy as it consumes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/kb_greenhouse_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:13:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4927 | 1 | Exploring Cost-Effective, High Performance Residential Retrofits for Affordable Housing in the Hot Humid Climate | This report describes finding cost-effective paths for improving the energy performance of existing homes in a hot humid climate. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-448-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:44:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6190 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC | Devoted Builders meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the cold climate with R-25 ICF walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 spray foam and cellulose attic floors. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_devoted_homes.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6193 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. | Schneider Homes cut energy use by 50% over the 2004 IECC on 28 homes built near Seattle in 2008. Schneider packed the walls with R-23 of blown fiberglass and blanketed the ceiling with R-38 of blown c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_schneider.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:21:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6194 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co. | Tom Walsh & Company’s homes in an urban infill project in Portland achieved meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the marine climate with R-21 fiberglass batt walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_tom_walsh.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:27:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 1 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 1 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 1 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 1 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6355 | 1 | The Next Step Toward Widespread Residential Deep Energy Retrofits | The complexity of deep energy retrofits warrants additional training to successfully manage multiple improvements that will change whole house air, heat, and moisture flow dynamics. The home performan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/widespread_deep_energy_retrofits.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:27:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 1 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 1 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 1 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 1 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6492 | 1 | Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation | This simulation study adapts and applies the general framework described in BESTEST-EX (Judkoff et al 2010) for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods. BEopt/DOE-2.2 is use | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/automated_model_calibration.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 1 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6529 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Zero Energy-Ready Single-Family Homes | Building homes that are zero energy-ready is a goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program and one embodied in Building America’s premier home certification program, the Challenge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_2-1-6_zero_energy_homes.pdf | 10/29/2013 3:47:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6560 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida | Over recent years, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have become more readily available and more widely adopted in the marketplace. For a 6-month period, the Building America team Consortium for Advance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_hpwh_hot_humid.pdf | 11/12/2013 5:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6569 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Heritage Buildings, Inc., and Energy Smart Home Plans, Leland, North Carolina | PNNL worked with North Carolina Heritage Buildings and Energy Smart Home Plans to design zero-energy ready homes that score under HERS 60 for less than 2% added cost over code construction. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_heritage_energy_smart.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:02:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6570 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida | PNNL and FSEC helped Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County build three <60 HERS prototype homes, 30% better than their typical homes at a cost of only $1,500 more. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_westpalmbeach.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:07:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6571 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, Florida | PNNL and Calcs Plus helped the South Sarasota County Florida Habitat for Humanity retrofit a 1978 single-story home by stripping old drywall, air sealing concrete block walls, and installing rigid ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_sarasota.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:12:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3852 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Tucson, AZ | This is a Building America fact sheet describing John Wesley Miller Companies energy efficiency retrofit project on a 47-year-old adobe house in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_john_wesley_miller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3842 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Marine Climate: Seattle | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_ma_seattle_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3849 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Habitat for Humanity, Newburgh, New York | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Habitat for Humanity's retrofit project on houses in the Newburgh, New York, historic neighborhoods to make them energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_newburgh_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3833 | 1 | SummerHill Homes, San Francisco Bay Area, Fremont, California | Building America fact sheet on SummerHill Homes of Northern California. The Villa Savona Homes in Fremont, California were built using 15% fly ash in concrete, engineered lumber for floors, high effic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summerhill_villasavona_frommarine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3837 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Cold Climate: Chicago | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_c_chicago_dec08v2_r4.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3840 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Humid Climate: Houston | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hh_houston_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3820 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Centex, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using advanced insulation techniques, engineered headers, and tankless water heaters | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_centex_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3825 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Kacin Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using airtight envelope, efficient lighting, and tankless water heater. Evaluates cost i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_kacin_homes_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3482 | 1 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes: Zero Energy Home Powers Up in North Texas; Building America | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages, and discusses details of its construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 1 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3471 | 1 | Prototype House Provides Test Case for Energy-Efficient Systems: Mitchell Homes - Pensacola, Florida | This document describes the energy-efficient Mitchell Homes in Pensacola, Florida, which are energy efficient test houses utilizing a whole building approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27209.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3488 | 1 | Prairie Crossing Homes: Building America houses that use half as much energy | This document describes the development of Prairie Crossing Homes, Chicago, which are houses that cost almost 50% less to heat and cool. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26261.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3813 | 1 | Arizona: Building Smart from the Start | A fact sheet that describes Arizona's Housing Tax Credit Program, to make sure houses were built more efficiently. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/az_taxcredit_success-1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 1 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3458 | 1 | State-of-the-Art Building Concepts Lower Energy Bills, Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada | Houses built by Pulte Homes as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program in Las Vegas, Nevada, save money for the home owners by reducing electric air-conditioning costs and gas | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31793.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 1 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 1 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 1 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3421 | 1 | Habitat Metro Denver -- Perfecting Award-Winning Affordable Homes Using Building America's Integrated Design Approach; Building America (Brochure) | Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to supply quality housing to poor families while reducing their energy cost burden, especially in light of ever-increasing energy prices. Habitat Metro Denver partnered | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36102.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3388 | 1 | El Rancho Grande, an Artistic Homes project in Albuquerque, New Mexico | El Rancho Grande community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a project of Artistic Homes. It was built as part of the Building America program for energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31673.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 1 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 1 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3344 | 1 | Building America - working with American builders for energy-efficient, green and sustainable houses | This 3-fold brochure describes the Building America program and its whole-house approach to energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33227.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 1 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 1 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 1 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 1 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4748 | 1 | Copper Moon | This case study highlights Pulte Homes high-performance construction in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/copper_moon_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:05:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 1 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4069 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on David Weekley Homes of Houston, Texas. The builder plans homes as a "system," with features such as wood-framed walls that are air-sealed then insulat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_weekley.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4112 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ferrier_spotlight.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:31:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4144 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight – Tommy Williams Homes | Builders Challenge fact sheet highlighting performance and energy-efficiency features of Tommy Williams Homes, Longleaf case study, Gainesville, FL | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_zeh-cs_tommy-williams.pdf | 3/8/2010 4:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4804 | 1 | Soil Gas Control | This information sheet explains how to control pressure in foundation holes to minimize soil gas (radon, water vapor, herbicides, termiticides, methane, etc.) from getting into foundations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/soil_gas_control.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:42:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4806 | 1 | Drainage Plane/Water Resistive Barrier for All Climates | This information sheet gives an overview of using drainage plane to control rainwater that can damage structures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/drainage_plane.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:53:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4784 | 1 | Building Science Corporation's Building America Quality Control Checklist | The Building America Quality Control Checklist has been developed as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool to be used as part of any buil | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-building-america-quality-control-checklist/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/6/2010 4:38:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 1 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4769 | 1 | Burlingame Ranch Phase I | This case study describes the construction of energy efficient community-scale, affordable housing for Aspen, Colorado, residents meeting a 40% energy-savings target. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/burlingame_phase_i_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:54:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4766 | 1 | Sandstone Subdivision 40% Prototype | This case study describes community-scale single family homes meeting 40% energy savings goal through airtightness, insulating sheathing, duct layout, and other efficiency measures.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sandstone_colter_prototype.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:21:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 1 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4750 | 1 | Eaglesprings and Waterhaven Communities | This case study describes two David Weekley Homes developments near Houston, Texas, that consist of single-family houses, and feature high performance in a production setting. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eagle_springs_water_haven_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:28:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 1 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 1 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4869 | 1 | Veridian Homes: Cold Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study profiles Veridian builder's Whitman “Welcome Home” prototype based upon Building America practices, which features a solar water heating system, high performance envelope, and high eff | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/veridian_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:55:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4870 | 1 | Rural Development Inc.- Colrain: Near Zero Energy | The design of this home incorporates efficiency and renewable energy systems effectively and affordably. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rdi_colrain_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 6:19:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4871 | 1 | Rural Development Inc.-Wisdom Way: Near Zero Energy | This case study describes a community of efficient,affordable solar homes, featuring superior insulation, high performance windows, single,sealed-combustion, natural gas unit heaters, and photovoltaic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rdi_wisdom_way_case_study.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:32:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4872 | 1 | The Winding Road Towards "Zero" Energy: Lessons From Monitoring Efficient Solar Homes | This paper describes results from monitoring of several solar homes throughout the United States including technologies and occupant behavoir that have significant impacts on home energy performance. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/near%20zero%20energy/ZeroEnergyLessons.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:38:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4878 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village | This article gives an overview of Wisdom Way Village, a community of affordable, sustainable solar homes in Greenfield, MA. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_wisdom_way_solar_village.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:25:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 1 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4882 | 1 | ReVision Home: Building Insulation | This fact sheet describes the insulation used in the showcase ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/basf.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:45:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4848 | 1 | Why Right-Size? Science versus Practicality | This fact sheet examines the reasons behind resizing residential building heating and cooling systems.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/why_to_rightsize_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:58:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4863 | 1 | High Ridge Custom Homes: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 50+% Energy Savings | This case study highlights a prototype high-performance showcase home that achieves more than 50% energy savings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hrch_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 2:44:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4865 | 1 | K2 Urbancorp, LLC.: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes a community of historically inspired energy efficient homes that met the 40% whole-house source energy savings by focusing primarily on tightening the building envelope and s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/k2_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4859 | 1 | Whole House Mechanical Ventilation: A South Chicago Case Study | This case study describes a neighborhood of efficient, healthy, sustainable, affordable homes in South Chicago, IL, that feature structural insulated panels (SIPs), condensing furnaces, sealed combust | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:27:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 1 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 1 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 1 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4813 | 1 | Vapor Open Assemblies | This information sheet provides details about proper vapor control in assemblies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_open_assemblies.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:14:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 1 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4828 | 1 | Ducts in Conditioned Space | This information sheet explains how moving the duct work and air handlers inside the thermal enclosure of a building can help
prevent energy loss. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ducts_conditioned.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:14:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4832 | 1 | Refrigeration System Installation and Startup Procedures, and AC Equipment Efficiency | This information sheet describes a series of measurements to evaluate a cooling system: air flow, pressures, temperatures, humidity levels, and power draw. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:54:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 2 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 373 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 299 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 245 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 237 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 71 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 67 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 66 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 48 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 47 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 40 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 40 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 38 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 36 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 34 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 33 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 26 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 26 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 24 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 21 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 21 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 20 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 18 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 17 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 17 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 17 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 16 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 16 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 15 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 15 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 14 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 14 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 14 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 14 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 13 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 13 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 13 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 12 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 12 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 12 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 12 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 11 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 11 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 11 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 11 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 11 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 10 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 10 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 10 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 10 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 10 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 10 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 9 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 9 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 9 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 9 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 9 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 9 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 9 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 9 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 9 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 8 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 8 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 8 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 8 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 8 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 8 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4992 | 8 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Cobblestone Homes | Cobblestone Homes of Freeland,MI quest to understand building science led to construction in 2010 of the "Vision Zero Project," a demonstration home that has earned a DOE Builders Challenge certificat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cobblestone_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:23:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 8 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 8 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 8 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 8 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 8 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 8 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 8 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 7 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 7 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 7 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3851 | 7 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA | This is a Building America fact sheet describing the Yakama Nation Housing Authority's retrofit of 25 homes on the reservation to make them more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_yakama.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 7 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 7 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 7 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 7 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 7 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 7 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 7 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 7 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 7 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 6 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 6 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 6 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 6 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 6 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 6 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 6 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 6 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 6 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 6 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 6 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 6 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 6 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 6 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 6 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 6 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 6 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 6 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 6 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 5 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 5 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 5 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 5 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 5 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 5 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 5 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 5 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 5 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 5 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 5 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 5 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 5 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 5 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 5 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6952 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction, Farmington, Connecticut | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design ten HERS 53 homes with ICF foundations, foam-sheathed above-grade walls, and high-efficiency furnaces with fresh air intake and jump duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_nelson_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 5 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 5 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 5 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 4 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 4 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3827 | 4 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Martha Rose Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Martha Rose Construction, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using the German Passiv Haus design, improved insulation, and solar photo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_martha_rose_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 4 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4790 | 4 | Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Emission Rates in New Manufactured and Site-Built Houses | This study was conducted with the primary objective of characterizing and comparing the
airborne concentrations and the emission rates of total VOCs and selected individual VOCs,
including formaldeh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/voc_emissions_new_houses.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:41:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4793 | 4 | Building a Durable and Energy Efficient Home in Post-Katrina New Orleans | This report examines designing homes with key sustainability concepts, durability, and energy efficiency that can provide insurance to people in the event of a hurricane. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_post_katrina.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:12:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 4 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 4 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 4 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 4 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 4 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 4 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 4 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 4 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 4 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 4 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 4 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 4 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 4 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 4 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 4 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 4 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 4 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 4 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 4 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 4 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 4 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 4 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 4 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 3 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 3 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 3 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 3 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 3 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 3 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 3 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 3 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 3 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 3 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5188 | 3 | Laboratory Test Report for Fujitsu 12RLS and Mitsubishi FE12NA Mini-Split Heat Pumps | Mini-split heat pumps are being proposed as a new retrofit option to replace resistance heating in the Pacific Northwest. NREL has previously developed a field test protocol for mini-split systems to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fujitsu_mitsubishi_minisplit.pdf | 9/28/2011 5:51:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4848 | 3 | Why Right-Size? Science versus Practicality | This fact sheet examines the reasons behind resizing residential building heating and cooling systems.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/why_to_rightsize_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:58:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4845 | 3 | Ventilating Your Home | This guide explains proper ventilation techniques for indoor air quality. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:41:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 3 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 3 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 3 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 3 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 3 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 3 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 3 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 3 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 3 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 3 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 3 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 3 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 3 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 3 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 3 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 3 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 3 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 3 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 3 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6924 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes — Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This builder was honored for Most DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Built in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. By July 2014, Palo Duro had completed 152 homes since the program began in 2013 (under the or | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Palo_Duro_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:07:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 3 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 3 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 3 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 3 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 3 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 3 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 3 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 3 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 3 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6600 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado | All homes in the Stapleton community must be ENERGY STAR certified; New Town Builders has announced that it will build 250–300 new homes over the next 7–10 years, all of which will be Challenge Homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_NewTown_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:24:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 3 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 2 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 2 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7947 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo Infill Home, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 46. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Kalamazoo_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:25:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8146 | 2 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, Suffolk County LandBank Attainable Housing, East Patchogue, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_United_Way_Long_Island_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:59:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 2 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 2 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 2 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 2 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 2 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 2 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 2 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 2 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3868 | 2 | Creating Affordable Housing in the Northwest: Partners Collaborate to Build Model Housing Complex | This document describes how Spokane County, Washington, implemented a program to create more affordable housing by using energy efficient technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/ship.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 2 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 2 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 2 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3822 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Community Development Corporation of Utah | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Community Development Corp, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using advanced framing and compact duct design. Evaluates impacts to cost | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cdc_utah_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4763 | 2 | Fairburn Community | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta, Georgia, featuring termite-proof insulation, advanced framing, and high-performance HVAC and windows. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fairburn_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:58:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 2 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4767 | 2 | Suwanee River Administration Building | This case study describes the renovation of a Georgia Parks and Recreation administration building that demonstrates an ultra-low energy use building. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/suwannee_river_admin_bldg.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:28:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4769 | 2 | Burlingame Ranch Phase I | This case study describes the construction of energy efficient community-scale, affordable housing for Aspen, Colorado, residents meeting a 40% energy-savings target. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/burlingame_phase_i_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:54:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4832 | 2 | Refrigeration System Installation and Startup Procedures, and AC Equipment Efficiency | This information sheet describes a series of measurements to evaluate a cooling system: air flow, pressures, temperatures, humidity levels, and power draw. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:54:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 2 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 2 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 2 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4885 | 2 | ReVision Home: Standing Seam Metal Cool Roofing | This fact sheet describes the use of a vented cool roofing solution that is compatible with the ReVision Homes' architecture. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/MBCIfinalrevised.pdf | 12/17/2010 4:07:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5288 | 2 | Technical Barriers, Gaps,and Opportunities Related to Home Energy Upgrade Market Delivery | This report outlines the technical barriers, gaps, and opportunities that arise in executing home energy upgrade market delivery approaches, as identified through research conducted by the U.S. Depart | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_barriers.pdf | 11/21/2011 4:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 2 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 2 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 2 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 2 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3432 | 2 | Water Heating: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to supply hot water in the home while saving energy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26465.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 2 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 2 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 2 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6558 | 2 | New Whole-House Case Study: Transformations, Inc. Net Zero Energy Communities, Devens, Easthampton, Townsend, Massachusetts | In 2009, Transformations, Inc. partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation (BSC) to build new net zero energy houses in three developments in Massachusetts. The company has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_transformations.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:49:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6532 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Next Generation Advanced Framing | This Top Innovation profile documents faster, smarter ways to employ three advanced framing techniques: continuous drywall, rim joist headers, and continuous sheathing for raised heel trusses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-2_advanced_framing.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:38:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 2 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 2 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 2 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6485 | 2 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland - Second Year of Data Collection | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steam_balancing_multifamily2.pdf | 9/20/2013 11:10:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 2 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 2 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 2 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 2 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 2 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 2 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 2 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 2 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 2 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 2 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5655 | 2 | Improving Air-Conditioner and Heat Pump Modeling | This presentation describes a new approach to modeling residential air conditioners and heat pumps, which allows users to model systems by specifying only the more readily-available SEER/EER/HSPF-type | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_cond_heat_pump_model.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:52:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 2 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6044 | 2 | Residential Feedback Devices and Programs: Opportunities for Natural Gas | Behavior-based approaches have been a growing interest in the energy efficiency field over recent years and the use of residential energy feedback has garnered particular interest. By providing an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/feedback_oppor_natural_gas.pdf | 12/20/2012 7:20:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 2 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 2 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5930 | 2 | Whole-House Design and Commissioning in the Project Home Again Hot-Humid New Construction Community | Building Science Corporation has been working with Project Home Again since 2008 and has consulted on the design of around 100 affordable, energy efficient new construction homes for victims of hurric | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_home_again_whdesign.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 2 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 2 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6994 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Community-Scale Energy Modeling - Southeastern United States | Community-scale energy modeling and testing are useful for determining energy conservation measures that will effectively reduce energy use. To that end, IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility dat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_communityscale_modeling.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:32:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 2 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 2 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 2 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 2 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 2 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6829 | 2 | Energy Evaluation of a New Construction Pilot Community: Fresno, California | A new construction pilot community was constructed by builder-partner Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes based on a single occupied test house that was designed to achieve greater than 30% energy savings w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_construction_pilot_eva.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:25:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6701 | 2 | Hybrid Wall Construction and Quality Control Issues in Wyandotte, Michigan | This report is the second report on the Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 project in Wyandotte, MI, and documents refinements to the design, construction, and quality control for the high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_construction_wyandotte.pdf | 2/25/2013 11:10:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6723 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Moisture and Ventilation Solutions in Hot, Humid Climates: Florida Manufactured Housing | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America researchers who visited 24 manufactured home factories between 1996 and 2003 to investigate moisture problems while imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1g_ba_innov_floridamanufacturedhousing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:01:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 2 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 2 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 2 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 2 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 2 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7143 | 2 | A simplified model for estimating population-scale energy impacts of building envelope air-tightening and mechanical ventilation retrofits | Changing the air exchange rate of a home (the sum of the infiltration and mechanical ventilation airflow rates) affects the annual thermal conditioning energy. Large-scale changes to air exchange rate | http://eetd.lbl.gov/publications/a-simplified-model-for-estimating-pop | 8/10/2015 5:33:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 2 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 2 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 1 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7632 | 1 | Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWHs, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65358.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 1 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 1 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7326 | 1 | Using Retrofit Nail Base Panels to Expand the Market for Wall Upgrades | This project evaluated the effectiveness and affordability of integrating retrofit insulated panels into a re-siding project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65183.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:53:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7948 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties/Philgreen Construction, Green Leaf Street, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS -8 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Revive_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:32:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 1 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 1 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8038 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: DP Construction, Choctaw Ridge, Prattville, AL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 57 without PV, with 2x4 and 2x6 advanced framed walls with open-cell spray foam, cathedral | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dpchoctaw_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:22:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8039 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: DP Construction, Pebble Creek, Prattville, AL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 45 without PV, with 2x6 framed walls with open-cell foam in cavity, an unvented attic, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_deppebble_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:25:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8040 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: E2 Homes, Lake Knowles, Winter Park, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 5 with PV, with insulated concrete block walls, a spray foam-insulated attic, and a geother | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_e2lakeknowles_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:29:24 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8053 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: LifeStyle Homes, The Capri, Melbourne, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS -8 with PV, with concrete block walls, a spray-foam-insulated attic, and a central heat pum | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_lifestylecapri_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:38:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8058 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Sunroc Homes, Morton Road, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with foam-filled concrete block walls with exterior rigid foam, a vented | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_sunroc_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:21:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 1 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 1 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3380 | 1 | Analysis of System Strategies Targeting Near-Term Building America Energy-Performance Goals for New Single-Family Homes: FY2004 Fourth-Quarter Building America Milestone Report | This report describes the technical approach used by Building America to determine the most cost effective pathways to achieve whole-house energy savings goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36920.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 1 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 1 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3448 | 1 | The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies | This guide seeks to advance the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Existing Residential Buildings Program (ERBP): to develop approaches that will enable the housing retrofit industry to deliver e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36057.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 1 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3364 | 1 | Cinco Ranch, Pulte Homes, Houston, Texas | Pulte-Houston began constructing Building America prototype houses in late 2000. They have overcome many challenges to now produce outstanding energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31675.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 1 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5340 | 1 | Three-Dimensional Numerical Evaluation of Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Wall Assemblies | This study describes a detailed 3D computational fluid dynamics model that evaluates the thermal performance of uninsulated wall assemblies. It accounts for conduction through framing, convection, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/3d_eval_thermal_perf.pdf | 12/8/2011 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5349 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Develops Diagnostic Test Cases To Improve Building Energy Simulation Programs | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop a set of diagnostic test cases for building energy simulations in order to achieve more accurate energy use and savings predictions. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_diag_test.pdf | 12/12/2011 12:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 1 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4993 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes | Imagine Homes, working with the DOE's Building America research team member IBACOS, has developed a system that can be replicated by other contractors to build affordable, high-performance
homes. Ima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_imagine_hot-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:32:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4994 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc. | Scott Homes worked with DOE Building America research partner Washington State University Extension Energy Program on a home in Olympia, WA, that achieved a HERS index score of 51. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_scott_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:41:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4995 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc. | Treasure Homes, Inc., achieved a HERS rating of 46 without PV on its prototype “Gem” home, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, thanks in part to training received from a Buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_treasure_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:50:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4997 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes | Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes of
Fresno, CA, has worked with Building America team member IBACOS to apply building science to production homes.
Even without solar panels, the company’s Jordan model e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_wathen_castanos_hot-dry.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:10:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4999 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This is a Building America fact sheet on Artistic Homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which builds net zero energy homes in New Mexico using energy efficient and photovoltaic technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_new_artistic_homes.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:31:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 1 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 1 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4892 | 1 | ReVision Home: Solar Hot Water | This fact sheet describes the solar hot water heating system installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/EagleSun.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:25:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4949 | 1 | How Energy Efficient are Modern Dishwashers? | This report presents measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers, those tested will | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1772-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:36:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4950 | 1 | Evaluation of the NightCool Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept: Annual Performance Assessment in Scale Test Buildings Stage Gate 1B | In this report, data is presented on the long-term comparative with all of NightCool system fully operational, with circulating fans when attic conditions are favorable for nocturnal cooling and with | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1749-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:46:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4967 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes | This fact sheet gives an overview of David Weekley Homes building approach, which qualifed over 1,100 homes in DOE's Builders Challenge in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_david_weekley.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4972 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes | Tommy Williams Homes of Gainesville, Florida, built two zero energy homes with help from DOE's Building America team members, the Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/tommy_williams_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4867 | 1 | Paragon Homes: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study focuses on a community of homes designed to perform 40+% better than the Building America benchmark house, using advanced framing with
added insulation; insulated sheathing; high effi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/paragon_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:33:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4877 | 1 | Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study | This case study describes a partnership with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to renovate five Baltimore historic rowhouses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chfh_cross_street.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:57:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 1 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5594 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies | The Building Science Consortium held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July 30, 2011, at the Westford Regency Hotel in Westford, MA. This report outl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_mass_masonry.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:17:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5476 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Evaluates the Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Walls to Improve the Accuracy of Building Energy Simulation Tools | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop models of uninsulated wall assemblies that help to improve the accuracy of building energy simulation tools when modeling potential energy s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_uninsul_walls.pdf | 1/10/2012 6:20:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5503 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Delivers In-Home HVAC Efficiency Testing Solutions | Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have recently developed two simple in-home efficiency test methods that can be used by technicians, researchers, or interested homeowners | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_efficiency_testing.pdf | 1/24/2012 5:27:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 1 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4821 | 1 | Installation of Cavity Insulation | This information sheet describes types of cavity insulation and proper installation techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cavity_insulation.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:55:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4823 | 1 | Crawlspace Insulation | This information sheet explains that crawlspaces should be kept dry and conditioned to ensure both durability and indoor air quality (and save energy). | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/information-sheets/5-thermal-control/crawlspace-insulation?topic=doctypes/information-sheets/5-thermal-control | 12/8/2010 8:27:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4830 | 1 | Transfer Ducts and Grilles | This information sheet discusses the importance of transfer grilles or jump ducts to allow sufficient return flow to prevent room pressurization and supply flow from being “choked” off. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transfer_grilles.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:31:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 1 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4812 | 1 | Vapor Control Layer Recommendations | This information sheet describes the level of vapor control required on the interior side of framed walls with typical fibrous cavity insulation (fibreglass, rockwool, or cellulose, based on DOE clima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_control_layer.pdf | 12/8/2010 5:05:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4814 | 1 | Vapor Permeance of Some Building Materials | This information sheet describes vapor permeance characteristics of the sheathing/cladding assembly as defined by the effective wet cup permeance of both the cladding and sheathing combined. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_permeance_chart.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4816 | 1 | Sealing Air Barrier Penetrations | This information sheet explores various options for sealing air barrier penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealing_penetrations.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:53:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 1 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 1 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4844 | 1 | Multi-Family Construction Air Sealing Guide | This is a graphical guide to air sealing in multi-family construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multi-family_air_sealing_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:26:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4784 | 1 | Building Science Corporation's Building America Quality Control Checklist | The Building America Quality Control Checklist has been developed as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool to be used as part of any buil | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-building-america-quality-control-checklist/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/6/2010 4:38:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 1 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4766 | 1 | Sandstone Subdivision 40% Prototype | This case study describes community-scale single family homes meeting 40% energy savings goal through airtightness, insulating sheathing, duct layout, and other efficiency measures.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sandstone_colter_prototype.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:21:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4798 | 1 | READ THIS: Before You Turn Over a Unit | This pamphlet is designed for members of the residential construction and remodeling industries, and presents building guidance for both new construction and rehabilitation, as well as practices that | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-read-this-before-you-turn-over-a-unit/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/7/2010 3:29:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4803 | 1 | Groundwater Control | This information sheet explains how to properly manage water around building foundation systems. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_101_groundwater_ed.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:36:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4794 | 1 | Introducing the Market to High-performance Building on Hilton Head Island | The whole-house performance approach described here builds a framework of principals,options, and plan for quality execution of producing high-performance homes.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hilton_head_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:26:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3833 | 1 | SummerHill Homes, San Francisco Bay Area, Fremont, California | Building America fact sheet on SummerHill Homes of Northern California. The Villa Savona Homes in Fremont, California were built using 15% fly ash in concrete, engineered lumber for floors, high effic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summerhill_villasavona_frommarine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 1 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3853 | 1 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Grupe-Carsten Crossings, Rocklin, CA | Building America fact sheet on Grupe, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using night ventilation cooling, high-performance appliances, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_grupe.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 1 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3828 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Masco’s Environments for Living Certified Green demo home at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating Syst | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_masco_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 1 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 1 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3946 | 1 | The New American Home 2009: Las Vegas, Nevada; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | This brochure details the New American Home 2009, which demonstrates the use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44535.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4112 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ferrier_spotlight.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:31:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 1 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4740 | 1 | Concord Cape Prototype | This case study describes a house that is designed to achieve an 87% reduction in source energy use when compared to the 2009 Building America Benchmark, and features high-R walls, roof, and foundatio | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:15:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4666 | 1 | Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX); Phase 1 Test Procedure: Building Thermal Fabric Cases | This report documents the initial Phase 1 test process for testing the reliability of software models that predict retrofit energy savings of existing homes, including their associated calibration met | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_phase1.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:15:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4743 | 1 | Greenbrier Prototype | This case study describes a prototype home that is the model home for the Homes at Greenbrier in Oakdale, Connecticut, and demonstrates the builder's concept of “attainable sustainable” of offering hi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/oakdale_greenbrier_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:52:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 1 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 1 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4757 | 1 | Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype | This case study describes development of a prototype live-work townhome that is highly efficient at 45% energy savings (95% counting photovoltaic system). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/zeta_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 1 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 1 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 1 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 1 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 1 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7034 | 1 | Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | The 2012 IECC has an airtightness requirement of 3 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals test pressure for both single-family and multifamily construction in Climate Zones 3-8. Other programs (LEED, ASHR | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compartmentalization_methods_multifamily.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:52:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 1 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 1 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6716 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Low-Cost Ventilation in Production Housing | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on simple whole-house ventilation systems that cost less than $350 to install and meet code requirements. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_3a_ba_innov_lowcostventilation_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:54:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6717 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Outside Air Ventilation Controller | venThis Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing how automated night ventilation can reduce cooling energy costs up to 40% and peak demand up to 50% in Cali | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_3c_ba_innov_outsideairventcontroller_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:00:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6719 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance Affordable Housing with Habitat for Humanity | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America support of Habitat for Humanity including researchers who wrote Habitat construction guides and teams that have worked with aff | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1b_ba_innov_affordablehousinghfh_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:14:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6684 | 1 | The Building America Indoor Temperature and Humidity Measurement Protocol | When modeling homes using simulation tools, the heating and cooling set points can have a significant impact on home energy use. Every four years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Residenti | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/indoor_temp_humidity_protocol.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:14:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 1 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 1 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 1 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 1 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6909 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders — Trolle Residence, Danbury, CT | The builder of this 1,650-ft2 cabin won a Custom Home honor in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. The home meets Passive House Standards with 5.5-in. of foil-faced polysiocyanurate foam boards linin | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_BPC_Green_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:19:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6916 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Sterling Brook Custom Homes — Village Park Eco Home, Double Park, TX | This builder won a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this showcase home that serves as an energy-efficient model home for the custom home builder: 1,300 visitors toured th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sterling_Brook_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:32:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6917 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: AquaZephyr — Eco-Village-Ithaca, Ithaca, NY | This two-story, 1,664 ft2 home is one of 17 single-family and four duplex homes built as part of an energy-efficient cooperative. Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_AquaZephyr_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:47:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 1 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6922 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes — Pronghorn Ranch, Prescott Valley, AZ | The builder has certified 20 homes to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program and plans are underway for 50 more. Winner of a Production Builder prize in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the homes achie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Mandalay_09-19-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6863 | 1 | Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments | The research summarized in this report is part of a larger effort to evaluate the potential air quality impacts of using liquefied natural gas in California. A difference of potential importance betwe | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6626e_final.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6883 | 1 | Insulated Concrete Form Walls Integrated With Mechanical Systems in a Cold Climate Test House | Transitioning from standard light frame to a thermal mass wall system in a high performance home will require a higher level of design integration with the mechanical systems. The much higher mass in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulated_concrete_walls_cold.pdf | 9/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 1 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 1 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6951 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build two net-zero energy homes with foam-sheathed masonry walls, low-E windows 2.9 ACH50 air sealing, transfer gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_jwmiller_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:16:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6964 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Treasure Homes, Sacramento, California | The builder worked with SMUD, DOE, NREL, and ConSol to build HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts buried in attic insulation, SmartVent cooling, and rooftop PV.. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_treasure_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:24:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 1 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 1 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 1 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5938 | 1 | Moisture and Structural Analysis for High Performance Hybrid Wall Assemblies | Based on past experience in the Building America program, BSC has found that combinations of materials and approaches—in other words, systems—usually provide optimum performance. Integration is necess | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_assemblies.pdf | 10/1/2012 1:33:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 1 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5983 | 1 | Evaluation of Northern Illinois Residential Retrofit Delivery Practices | Using a detailed BEopt analysis, PARR has developed packages of measures following a 'loading order' appropriate for cold climates at increasing levels of savings. Packages of measures to provide 'goo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_retrofit_delivery.pdf | 11/8/2012 4:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 1 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 1 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 1 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 1 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 1 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5998 | 1 | Hot Water Distribution System Model Enhancements | This project involves enhancement of the HWSIM distribution system model to more accurately model pipe heat transfer. Recent laboratory testing efforts have indicated that the modeling of radiant heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_dist_model.pdf | 11/28/2012 12:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5999 | 1 | Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States | This analytical study examines the opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits in residential archetypes constructed prior to 1980 (Pre-Code) in fourteen U.S. cit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofits_precode.pdf | 11/30/2012 6:31:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5660 | 1 | An In-Depth Look at Ground Source Heat Pumps and Other Electric Loads in Two GreenMax Homes | Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with WPPI Energy to answer key research questions on in-field performance of ground-source heat pumps and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ground_sourcehp_greenmax.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5669 | 1 | Leveraging Limited Scope for Maximum Benefit in Occupied Renovation of Uninsulated Cold Climate Multifamily Housing | This project examines a large-scale renovation project within a 500 unit, 1960's era subsidized urban housing community. This research focuses on the airflow control and window replacement measures im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/renovation_uninsul_multifamily.pdf | 4/13/2012 11:22:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5730 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning From Three-Coat Stucco to One-Coat Stucco With EPS | This measure guideline has been developed to help builders transition from using a traditional three-coat stucco wall-cladding system to a one-coat stucco wall-cladding system with expanded polystyren | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_3coat_stucco.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5891 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls | This measure guideline provides recommendations for interior insulation assemblies that control interstitial condensation and durability risks; recommendations for acceptable thermal performance are a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_masonry.pdf | 8/7/2012 10:50:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 1 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 1 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6355 | 1 | The Next Step Toward Widespread Residential Deep Energy Retrofits | The complexity of deep energy retrofits warrants additional training to successfully manage multiple improvements that will change whole house air, heat, and moisture flow dynamics. The home performan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/widespread_deep_energy_retrofits.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:27:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 1 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6191 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders | Pine Mountain Builders achieved HERS scores as low as 59 and electric bills as low as $50/month with extensive air sealing (blower door tests = 1.0 to 1.8 ACH 50), R-3 XPS sheathing instead of OSB, an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_pine_mountain.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6192 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes | Quadrant moved ducts and high efficiency furnace inside conditioned space on nearly all 300 customizable house plans. The builder uses dry, true factory-assembled walls, extensive air sealing, and jus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_quadrant.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:14:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 1 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 1 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6073 | 1 | Serenbe Nest Cottages | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with Martin Dodson Builders and the Serenbe community on the construction of a new test home in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/serenbe_nest_cottages.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6075 | 1 | Quality Assurance Strategy for Existing Homes: Final Quality Management Primer for High Performing Homes | This guide is designed to help Building America (BA) teams understand quality management and its role in transitioning from conventional to high performance home building and remodeling. It explains w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/qual_assur_strategy_exstg_hms.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:34:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 1 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6083 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Partnering for High Performance Homes | High performance houses require a high degree of coordination and have significant interdependencies between various systems in order to perform properly, meet customer expectations, and minimize risk | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_partnering_high_perf_homes.pdf | 1/25/2013 12:05:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 1 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 1 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 1 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6066 | 1 | Newporter Apartments: Deep Energy Retrofit Short Term Results | This project demonstrates a path to meet the goal of the Building America program to reduce home energy use by 30% in multi-family buildings. The project demonstrates cost-effective energy savings tar | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/newporter_apts_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 1/20/2013 8:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 1 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6140 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting: Combustion Safety | This is an overview of "The Best Approach to Combustion Safety in a Direct Vent World," held June 28, 2012, in San Antonio, TX. The objective of this Expert Meeting was to identify gaps and barriers | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combustion_safety.pdf | 3/27/2013 12:39:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6642 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Urbane Homes - Crestwood, KY, Various Locations, Greater Louisville, KY | Case study of Urbane Homes, who worked with Building America to build market rate homes with HERS scores of 57 to 62. Despite a down market they’ve sold every home within 3 weeks of listing, without a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_urbane_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:23:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6643 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: William Ryan House - Tampa Division, Tampa, FL | Case study of William Ryan Homes, who cut energy use to achieve HERS scores of 65 to 70 on nine floor plans that will be featured in 277 homes in central Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_williamryan_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:28:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6629 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Grupe, Carsten Crossings, Rocklin CA | This case study describes a development of energy efficient and solar homes built by Grupe in Stockton, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_grupe_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:17:46 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6634 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders - Pine Mountain, GA | Case study of Pine Mountain Builders who worked with DOE’s IBACOS team to achieve HERS scores of 59 on 140 homes built around a wetlands in Georgia. The team used taped rigid foam exterior sheathing a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pinemtn_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6635 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Webb, Las Vegas Division | Case study of Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division, who certified nearly 1,200 homes to the DOE Builders Challenge between 2008 and 2012. All of the homes by Las Vegas’ biggest builder achieved HERS scores | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pultedelwebb_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:44:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 1 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6568 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Ravenwood Homes and Energy Smart Home Plans, Inc., Cape Coral, Florida | PNNL, Florida HERO, and Energy Smart Home Plans helped Ravenwood Homes achieve a HERS 15 with PV or HERS 65 without PV on a home in Florida with SEER 16 AC, concrete block and rigid foam walls, high-p | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ravenswood_energysmart.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:53:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6571 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, Florida | PNNL and Calcs Plus helped the South Sarasota County Florida Habitat for Humanity retrofit a 1978 single-story home by stripping old drywall, air sealing concrete block walls, and installing rigid ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_sarasota.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:12:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6577 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida | PNNL and Florida Solar Energy Center worked with Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County to upgrade an empty 1996 home with a 14.5 SEER AC, heat pump water heater, CFLs, more attic insulation, and a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_palm_beach.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6588 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Seattle, Washington | This Challenge Home is one of 42 homes in a micro-community of ultra-modern, energy-efficient homes built by Dwell Development on an urban gray-field site in
South Seattle. Every home will achieve a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_DwellDevelopment_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:04:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 1 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 1 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6551 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method of measuring air leakage is to perform single (or solo) blower door pressurization and/or depressurization test. In detached housing, the single blower door test measures leakag | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_predicted_envelope_leakage.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:32:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6553 | 1 | Predicted Versus Actual Savings for a Low-Rise Multifamily Retrofit in Boulder, Colorado | To determine the most cost-effective methods of improving buildings, accurate analysis and prediction of the energy use of existing buildings is essential. However, multiple studies confirm that analy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicted_savings_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 11:10:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 1 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 3 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 424 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 56 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 48 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 46 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 42 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 39 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 34 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 31 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 29 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 29 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 25 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 23 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 23 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 22 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 22 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 22 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 21 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 21 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 20 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 18 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 18 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 17 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 16 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 15 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 15 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 14 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 14 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 14 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 13 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 13 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 13 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 12 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 12 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 12 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 11 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 11 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 11 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 11 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 11 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 11 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 11 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 10 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 10 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 10 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 10 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 10 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 10 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 9 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 9 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 9 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 9 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 9 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 8 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 8 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 8 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 8 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 8 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 8 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 8 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 8 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 8 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 7 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 7 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 7 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 7 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 7 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 7 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 7 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 7 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 7 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 7 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 7 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 7 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 6 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 6 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 6 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 6 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 6 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 6 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 6 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 6 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 6 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 5 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 5 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 5 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 5 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 5 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6445 | 5 | 56th & Walnut - A Philly Gut Rehab Development | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have be | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/56th_walnut_rehab.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:50:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6073 | 5 | Serenbe Nest Cottages | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with Martin Dodson Builders and the Serenbe community on the construction of a new test home in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/serenbe_nest_cottages.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5988 | 5 | West Village Community: Quality Management Processes and Preliminary Heat Pump Water Heater Performance | West Village, a multi-use project underway at the University of California Davis, represents a ground-breaking sustainable community incorporating energy efficiency measures and on-site renewable gene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_hpwh.pdf | 11/13/2012 1:53:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 5 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 5 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 5 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 5 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 5 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 5 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 5 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 5 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 5 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 5 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7948 | 5 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties/Philgreen Construction, Green Leaf Street, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS -8 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Revive_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:32:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 5 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 5 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 5 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 5 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 5 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 5 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 5 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 5 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 5 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 4 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6600 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado | All homes in the Stapleton community must be ENERGY STAR certified; New Town Builders has announced that it will build 250–300 new homes over the next 7–10 years, all of which will be Challenge Homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_NewTown_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:24:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 4 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5946 | 4 | Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Summer Technical Update Meeting, held on July 24-26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2012_technical_update_mtg.pdf | 10/11/2012 2:43:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 4 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 4 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 4 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 4 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 4 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3362 | 4 | Cambridge Homes Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mix of Housing Types | New houses designed by Cambridge Homes in Crest Hill, Illinois save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" design to the entire home product line. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 4 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 4 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 4 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 4 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 4 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3471 | 4 | Prototype House Provides Test Case for Energy-Efficient Systems: Mitchell Homes - Pensacola, Florida | This document describes the energy-efficient Mitchell Homes in Pensacola, Florida, which are energy efficient test houses utilizing a whole building approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27209.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 4 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 4 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 4 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 4 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 4 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 4 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 4 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 4 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 4 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 4 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7947 | 4 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo Infill Home, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 46. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Kalamazoo_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:25:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 4 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 4 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 4 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 4 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 4 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 4 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 4 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 4 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 4 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 4 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 4 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 4 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 4 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 4 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 4 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 4 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 3 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 3 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 3 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3475 | 3 | New American Home, Atlanta, Georgia--2002 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31470.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 3 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 3 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 3 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 3 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4864 | 3 | Home Front Inc.: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes a model prototype home kit that is efficient and affordable and includes high-performance mechanical systems, HVAC, and solar water heating. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_front_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 3:49:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 3 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5190 | 3 | Evaluation of Air Mixing and Thermal Comfort From High Sidewall Supply Air Jets | Uniform mixing of conditioned air with room air is an essential factor for providing comfort in homes. The objective of the study outlined in this report is to resolve the issue that the flow rates th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_jets_evaluation.pdf | 10/4/2011 11:20:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5427 | 3 | Technical Highlight: Evaluation of Humidity Control Options in Hot-Humid Climate Homes | This technical highlight describes NREL research to analyze the indoor relative humidity in three home types in the hot-humid climate zone, and examine the impacts of various dehumidification equipmen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_humidity_control.pdf | 12/27/2011 6:59:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5891 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls | This measure guideline provides recommendations for interior insulation assemblies that control interstitial condensation and durability risks; recommendations for acceptable thermal performance are a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_masonry.pdf | 8/7/2012 10:50:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 3 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 3 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 3 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 3 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 3 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 3 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 3 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 3 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 3 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 3 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 3 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 3 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 3 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 3 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6090 | 3 | Assessing the Energy Savings of Tankless Water Heater Retrofits in Public Housing | This report describes the methodology, analysis, and findings from a case study of a 110 unit retrofit of gas tankless water heaters in a hot/humid climate in Alachua County, Florida.The gas-fired tan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tanklesswh_energy_savings.pdf | 2/1/2013 6:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 3 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 3 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 3 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6917 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: AquaZephyr — Eco-Village-Ithaca, Ithaca, NY | This two-story, 1,664 ft2 home is one of 17 single-family and four duplex homes built as part of an energy-efficient cooperative. Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_AquaZephyr_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:47:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 3 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 3 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 3 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6837 | 3 | Performance Verification of Production-Scalable Energy-Efficient Solutions: Winchester/Camberley Homes Mixed-Humid Climate | Winchester/Camberley Homes collaborated with the Building America team Partnership for Home Innovation to develop a new set of high performance home designs that could be applicable on a production sc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/production_scalable_efficiency.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:38:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 3 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 3 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 3 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 3 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6725 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Community Scale High Performance with Solar - Pulte Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Pulte Homes of Tucson’s work with Building America to apply a suite of energy-efficiency measures integrated with passive solar design and solar | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1i_ba_innov_pultehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:20:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 3 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 3 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 3 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 3 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 3 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 3 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 3 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 3 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 3 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 3 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 3 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 3 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7632 | 3 | Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWHs, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65358.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 3 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7636 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Slab-Foundation Heat Transfer on Space-Conditioning Energy Use in Florida, Cocoa, Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65356.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:25:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 3 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6564 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes Initial Performance of Two Zero Energy Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Tommy Williams Homes worked with PNNL, Florida HERO, Energy Smart Home Plans, and Florida Solar Energy Center to design and test two zero energy homes. Energy use was 30% lower in one home and 60% lo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_two_zeroenergy.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 2 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6588 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Seattle, Washington | This Challenge Home is one of 42 homes in a micro-community of ultra-modern, energy-efficient homes built by Dwell Development on an urban gray-field site in
South Seattle. Every home will achieve a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_DwellDevelopment_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:04:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6557 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Affordable Cold Climate Infill Housing with Hybrid Insulation Approach, Wyandotte, Michigan | Even builders who are relatively new to energy-efficient construction can consistently reach a target whole house airtightness of 1.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH50) with high R-value enclo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_affordable_infill.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:17:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6590 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders, New Fairfield, Connecticut | This LEED Platinum home was built on the site of a 60-year-old bungalow that was demolished. It boasts views of Candlewood Lake, a great deal of daylight, and projected annual energy savings of almost | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_BPC_GreenBuilders_062214.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:39:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 2 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 2 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 2 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5932 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Key Innovations for Adding Energy Efficiency to Maintenance Projects | This report describes an expert meeting hosted by the Building America research team NAHB Research Center, which was held on February 8, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. The topic focused on efforts to incr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_key_innovations.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:55:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5973 | 2 | Long-Term Results: New Construction Occupied Test House, Urbana, Illinois | For this study, a house was designed and built to the Passive House (Passivhaus) Standard for low energy consumption. The house incorporates an airtight, super-insulated thermal enclosure, southern fa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/testhouse_urbana_il.pdf | 10/26/2012 6:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 2 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 2 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 2 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 2 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 2 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6345 | 2 | Imagine Homes New Construction Occupied Test House | This report summarizes the research findings of a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate the performance of an energy-efficient home constructed in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. Monitoring of the energy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/imagine_homes_new.pdf | 7/22/2013 5:53:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 2 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 2 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6434 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages | Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_delivery_packages.pdf | 8/5/2013 7:25:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 2 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 2 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 2 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 2 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 2 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 2 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 2 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 2 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 2 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3445 | 2 | The New American Home: Las Vegas, Nevada -- 2003 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builder’s National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) and Builder Mag | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 2 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3355 | 2 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 2009 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year, whole-house energy savings goals of 40%–70% and on-site power production of up to 30%, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Residential Buildings Program | http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/47246.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3342 | 2 | BSC Final Report: Lessons Learned from Building America Participation; February 1995 - December 2002 | This report chronicles the how and why of the key BSC Building America outcomes. It is organized and put in the context of what the Building Science Consortium has learned from and with its building i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35915.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 2 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5730 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning From Three-Coat Stucco to One-Coat Stucco With EPS | This measure guideline has been developed to help builders transition from using a traditional three-coat stucco wall-cladding system to a one-coat stucco wall-cladding system with expanded polystyren | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_3coat_stucco.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5738 | 2 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings | The ARIES Collaborative, a Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, MA to implement and study impr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heating_multifamily.pdf | 5/29/2012 12:45:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5574 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: High Performance Residential Lighting | This report has been developed to provide a tool for the understanding and application of high performance lighting in the home. The strategies featured in this guide are drawn from recent advances in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guideline_high_perf_lighting.pdf | 2/27/2012 1:53:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 2 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4933 | 2 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in 2-Story Florida Homes; Phase 1 | This report is about a study to identify air flow failures and possible insulation system failures. Field testing was ocmpleted on 32 homes and 6 homes were monitored and repaired. | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/fsec-cr-1842-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 4:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 2 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 2 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 2 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 2 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4950 | 2 | Evaluation of the NightCool Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept: Annual Performance Assessment in Scale Test Buildings Stage Gate 1B | In this report, data is presented on the long-term comparative with all of NightCool system fully operational, with circulating fans when attic conditions are favorable for nocturnal cooling and with | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1749-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:46:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4667 | 2 | Summary of Gaps and Barriers for Implementing Residential Building Energy Efficiency Strategies | This report presents the key gaps and barriers to implementing residential energy efficiency strategies in the U.S. market, as identified in sessions at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Americ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/49162.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:41:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 2 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3481 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: The Ultimate Family Home, Las Vegas, Nevada (Brochure) | Brochure describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Ultimate Family Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35316.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3482 | 2 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes: Zero Energy Home Powers Up in North Texas; Building America | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages, and discusses details of its construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4849 | 2 | General PV Specification | This fact sheet gives a brief overview of testing, mounting, and system components of photovoltaic electric systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pv_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 2 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4830 | 2 | Transfer Ducts and Grilles | This information sheet discusses the importance of transfer grilles or jump ducts to allow sufficient return flow to prevent room pressurization and supply flow from being “choked” off. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transfer_grilles.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:31:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 2 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 2 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 2 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 2 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4790 | 2 | Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Emission Rates in New Manufactured and Site-Built Houses | This study was conducted with the primary objective of characterizing and comparing the
airborne concentrations and the emission rates of total VOCs and selected individual VOCs,
including formaldeh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/voc_emissions_new_houses.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:41:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4755 | 2 | Project Home Again Phase I | This case study describes Project Home Again, a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single family detached residences in Gentilly, New | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_i_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4756 | 2 | Project Home Again Phase II | Phase II is a continuation of a charitable residential community project in New Orleans that builds affordable and energy efficient single detached residences that are storm resistant. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_ii_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:56:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 2 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 2 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 2 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 2 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 2 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 2 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 2 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 2 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 2 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 2 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 2 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 2 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 2 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 2 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 2 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 2 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 2 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 2 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 2 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 2 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 2 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 2 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 2 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 2 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7326 | 2 | Using Retrofit Nail Base Panels to Expand the Market for Wall Upgrades | This project evaluated the effectiveness and affordability of integrating retrofit insulated panels into a re-siding project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65183.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:53:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 2 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 2 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 2 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6717 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Outside Air Ventilation Controller | venThis Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing how automated night ventilation can reduce cooling energy costs up to 40% and peak demand up to 50% in Cali | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_3c_ba_innov_outsideairventcontroller_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:00:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6735 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Model Simulating Real Domestic Hot Water Use | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research that is improving domestic hot water modeling capabilities to more effectively address one of the largest energy uses | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3b_BA_Innov_ModelSimRealDHW_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:07:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 2 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 2 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 2 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 2 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 2 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 2 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6698 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Cascade Apartments - Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington, which resulted in annual energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_cascade_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:51:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 2 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 2 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 2 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 2 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6951 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build two net-zero energy homes with foam-sheathed masonry walls, low-E windows 2.9 ACH50 air sealing, transfer gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_jwmiller_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:16:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6913 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: John Hubert Associates — EXIT-0 House, North Cape May, NJ | This house is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder and won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 1,871-ft2 home features advanced-framed above-grade walls | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_JohnHubert_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:57:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4757 | 1 | Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype | This case study describes development of a prototype live-work townhome that is highly efficient at 45% energy savings (95% counting photovoltaic system). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/zeta_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4763 | 1 | Fairburn Community | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta, Georgia, featuring termite-proof insulation, advanced framing, and high-performance HVAC and windows. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fairburn_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:58:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 1 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4765 | 1 | GreenCraft Greenspoint House Prototype | This case study describes a prototype house demonstrating energy efficiency and durability upgrades including an unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation and supplemental dehumidification, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greencraft_greenpoint_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:11:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4766 | 1 | Sandstone Subdivision 40% Prototype | This case study describes community-scale single family homes meeting 40% energy savings goal through airtightness, insulating sheathing, duct layout, and other efficiency measures.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sandstone_colter_prototype.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:21:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4767 | 1 | Suwanee River Administration Building | This case study describes the renovation of a Georgia Parks and Recreation administration building that demonstrates an ultra-low energy use building. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/suwannee_river_admin_bldg.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:28:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4787 | 1 | Impact Resistance of Advanced Framed Wall Systems with Insulating Sheathing as the Primary Sheathing | The purpose of this research program was to determine the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_resistant_sheathing_research_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:17:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 1 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 1 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4821 | 1 | Installation of Cavity Insulation | This information sheet describes types of cavity insulation and proper installation techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cavity_insulation.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:55:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 1 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 1 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4806 | 1 | Drainage Plane/Water Resistive Barrier for All Climates | This information sheet gives an overview of using drainage plane to control rainwater that can damage structures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/drainage_plane.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:53:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 1 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4816 | 1 | Sealing Air Barrier Penetrations | This information sheet explores various options for sealing air barrier penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealing_penetrations.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:53:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 1 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 1 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 1 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4854 | 1 | Mold: Ignorance Is Not Bliss | This fact sheet describes various causes of mold in homes and ways to mitigate the damage. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mold_writeup.pdf | 12/15/2010 7:12:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 1 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3476 | 1 | New Building Approach Saves Energy and Cost: Retreat at the Bluffs Prototype, Pulte Homes, Tucson, Arizona | This document describes the Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and provides an overview of the many different energy-efficient systems installed in these homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28576.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3830 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Palm Harbor Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot-humid climate using solar hot water, spray foam insulation, and SEER14 HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_bimini_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3843 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Mixed-Humid Climate: Atlanta | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_mh_atlanta_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3811 | 1 | Albuquerque Revamps Funding and Housing | A fact sheet that details Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its plan to update public housing to be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/albuquerque_final102604.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3813 | 1 | Arizona: Building Smart from the Start | A fact sheet that describes Arizona's Housing Tax Credit Program, to make sure houses were built more efficiently. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/az_taxcredit_success-1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3822 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Community Development Corporation of Utah | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Community Development Corp, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using advanced framing and compact duct design. Evaluates impacts to cost | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cdc_utah_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3823 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on GW Robinson, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using right sized HVAC, air handler in conditioned space, and radiant barrier. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 1 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4740 | 1 | Concord Cape Prototype | This case study describes a house that is designed to achieve an 87% reduction in source energy use when compared to the 2009 Building America Benchmark, and features high-R walls, roof, and foundatio | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:15:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 1 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4742 | 1 | EcoVillage Cleveland | This case study describes community-scale housing constructed on an urban infill site and incorporating energy efficiency, resource efficiency, and durability. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage_cleveland.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:35:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4743 | 1 | Greenbrier Prototype | This case study describes a prototype home that is the model home for the Homes at Greenbrier in Oakdale, Connecticut, and demonstrates the builder's concept of “attainable sustainable” of offering hi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/oakdale_greenbrier_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:52:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4666 | 1 | Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX); Phase 1 Test Procedure: Building Thermal Fabric Cases | This report documents the initial Phase 1 test process for testing the reliability of software models that predict retrofit energy savings of existing homes, including their associated calibration met | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_phase1.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:15:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 1 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3918 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes in California; Building America (Brochure) | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4144 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight – Tommy Williams Homes | Builders Challenge fact sheet highlighting performance and energy-efficiency features of Tommy Williams Homes, Longleaf case study, Gainesville, FL | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_zeh-cs_tommy-williams.pdf | 3/8/2010 4:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4953 | 1 | Improved Duct Systems Task Report with StageGate 2 Analysis | This report is about Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership's work with two industry partners, Davalier Homes and Southern Energy Homes, in constructing and evaluating prototype interior | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1738-07.pdf | 1/17/2011 5:25:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4967 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes | This fact sheet gives an overview of David Weekley Homes building approach, which qualifed over 1,100 homes in DOE's Builders Challenge in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_david_weekley.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4969 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson | G.W. Robinson of Gainesville, Florida, worked with Building America partners Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO to achieve a true net zero energy home in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/gw_robinson_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4970 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: KB Home GreenHouse | Located in the Lake Burden community in Windermere, FL, the KB Home GreenHouse is expected to produce as much energy as it consumes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/kb_greenhouse_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:13:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4971 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne, Florida, is aiming for affordable net zero energy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/lifestyle_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:28:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4972 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes | Tommy Williams Homes of Gainesville, Florida, built two zero energy homes with help from DOE's Building America team members, the Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/tommy_williams_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4993 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes | Imagine Homes, working with the DOE's Building America research team member IBACOS, has developed a system that can be replicated by other contractors to build affordable, high-performance
homes. Ima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_imagine_hot-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:32:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4998 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL | This 2,081-square-foot production home has a 16-SEER heat pump and ducts in conditioned space, a radiant barrier in the attic over R-38 blown cellulose to keep inside air cool for < 60 HERS without PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_greensmart_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:17:35 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5000 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, FL | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne,
Florida, is aiming for affordable net zeroenergy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lifestyle_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:36:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 1 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5077 | 1 | A Method for Determining Optimal Residential Energy Efficiency Packages | This report describes an analysis method for determining optimal residential energy efficiency retrofit packages and, as an illustrative example, applies the analysis method to a 1960s-era home in eig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimal_retrofit_ee.pdf | 5/31/2011 6:18:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5149 | 1 | Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers | This report summarizes the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by researchers from four national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_tech_roadmap.pdf | 7/22/2011 10:27:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 1 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5026 | 1 | Thermal Impact of Fasteners in High-Performance Wood-Framed Walls | This paper discusses high-performance wood-framed walls that use much less than 40% of the energy consumed by similar homes built to minimum code, and evaluates the thermal impact of fasteners used to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fasteners_wood_walls.pdf | 3/14/2011 4:56:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4886 | 1 | ReVision Home: Weatherization Products | This fact sheet describes Dupont's envelope moisture control system for the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/DuPont.pdf | 12/17/2010 6:10:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4887 | 1 | ReVision Home: Energy Modeling | This fact sheet provides information about specifications and energy modeling results of the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/energy.pdf | 12/17/2010 6:14:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4923 | 1 | Opportunities for Energy Conservation and Improved Comfort From Wind Washing Retrofits in Two-Story Homes - Part I | This report describes a specific type of wind washing where wind can push attic air into the floor cavity between first and second stories of the home through ineffective air barriers separating attic | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-449-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:52:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4924 | 1 | Opportunities for Energy Conservation and Improved Comfort From Wind Washing Retrofits in Two-Story Homes - Part II | This report focuses on a specific type of wind washing where wind can push attic air into the floor cavity btween first and second stories of the home through ineffective air barriers - Part II. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-450-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:10:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 1 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4932 | 1 | NightCool: Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept Long Term Performance Evaluation | This report is about an experimental evaluation that has been conducted on a building-integrated night sky cooling system designed to substantialy reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1835-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:57:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4934 | 1 | Comparison of the ENERGYGAUGE USA and BEopt Building Energy Simulation Programs | This report compares two hourly energy simulation softwares, BEopt and Energy Gauge USA, to ensure accuracy and evaluate agreement on the impact of various energy efficiency improvements.
| http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1814-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 4:37:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4937 | 1 | Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Callaway, Florida | This case study reports on a near zero energy home in Callaway, FL. This paper briefly reviews the design and then focuses on the first four months of energy performance during the second half of 200 | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1793-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4938 | 1 | Preminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Gainesville, Florida | This case study is a summary on a near zero energy home that was built in Gainesville, FL as a result of collaboration between the Florida Solar Enegery Center and the Florida H.E.R.O., an innovative | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1792-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4939 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Various Residential Mechanical Ventilation Strategies | This report presents simulation results for eight ventilation strategies in residential homes, compared to no ventilation, and it presents the changes in energy use for each. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-437-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4944 | 1 | NightCool: A Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept | This report describes an experimental evaluation that was conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates. The system | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1771-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 1:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4865 | 1 | K2 Urbancorp, LLC.: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes a community of historically inspired energy efficient homes that met the 40% whole-house source energy savings by focusing primarily on tightening the building envelope and s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/k2_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4866 | 1 | Mercedes Homes: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes construction of a hurricane-resistant, energy efficient home that achieved 48% whole-house source energy savings over the Building America benchmark. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mercedes_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:10:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 1 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5654 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heating Modeling in EnergyPlus | This presentation summarizes NREL's development of a HPWH model for use in hourly building energy simulation programs, such as BEopt; this presentation was given at the Building America Stakeholder me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_model_simulation.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:16:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5656 | 1 | Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) | This presentation is a briefing package that provides an overview of the BESTEST-EX methodology | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest-ex.pdf | 3/30/2011 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5658 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Summary of Interior Ducts in New Construction, Including an Efficient, Affordable Method to Install Fur-Down Interior Ducts | This document illustrates guidelines for the efficient installation of interior duct systems in new housing, including the fur-up chase method, the fur-down chase method, and interior ducts positioned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ducts_new_con.pdf | 4/10/2011 6:04:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5669 | 1 | Leveraging Limited Scope for Maximum Benefit in Occupied Renovation of Uninsulated Cold Climate Multifamily Housing | This project examines a large-scale renovation project within a 500 unit, 1960's era subsidized urban housing community. This research focuses on the airflow control and window replacement measures im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/renovation_uninsul_multifamily.pdf | 4/13/2012 11:22:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5594 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies | The Building Science Consortium held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July 30, 2011, at the Westford Regency Hotel in Westford, MA. This report outl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_mass_masonry.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:17:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5208 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This report summarizes Building America research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate Region | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30percent_hot_dry.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:35:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5299 | 1 | Energy Savings Measure Packages: Existing Homes | This document presents the most cost effective Energy Savings Measure Packages (ESMP) for existing mixed-fuel and all electric homes to achieve 15% and 30% savings for each BetterBuildings grantee loc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_measures.pdf | 11/22/2011 4:06:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5340 | 1 | Three-Dimensional Numerical Evaluation of Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Wall Assemblies | This study describes a detailed 3D computational fluid dynamics model that evaluates the thermal performance of uninsulated wall assemblies. It accounts for conduction through framing, convection, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/3d_eval_thermal_perf.pdf | 12/8/2011 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5845 | 1 | The Role of Appraisals in Energy Efficiency Financing | This research identifies barriers and challenges and current industry status including several key appraisal industry developments for identifying and valuing energy efficiency. The report covers crit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/appraisals_ee_financing.pdf | 6/19/2012 9:54:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5532 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Tests Integrated Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in Different Climates | This technical highlight describes NREL tests to capture information about heat pump performance across a wide range of ambient conditions for five heat pump water heaters. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_heat_pump.pdf | 1/26/2012 6:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5903 | 1 | Assessment of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Scoring Tool | The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a series of assessments of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed Home Energy Scoring Tool (HEST). This report is an assessment of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_score_assess.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:37:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5904 | 1 | Results From Development of Model Specifications for Multifamily Energy Retrofits | Specifications, modeled after CSI MasterFormat, provide the trade contractors and builders with requirements and recommendations on specific building materials, components and industry practices that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modelspecs_mutlifamily.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:47:25 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 1 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5867 | 1 | A Realistic Hot Water Draw Specification for Rating Solar Water Heaters | In the United States, annual performance ratings for solar water heaters are simulated, using TMY weather and specified water draw. This paper proposes a more realistic ratings draw that eliminates mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rating_solar_water_heater.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:58:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 1 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 1 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 1 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3456 | 1 | Ryan Homes and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings | This document describes the Carborne Home in Rochester, New York, which is designed as a highly energy-efficient home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26476.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 1 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 1 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6266 | 1 | Desiccant-Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioning: Parametric Analysis and Design | Presented at the Second International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2012); Boulder, Colorado; August 1-4-, 2012 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dessicant_evap_air_cond.pdf | 6/4/2012 3:50:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 1 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 1 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 1 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 1 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6507 | 1 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:55:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 1 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 1 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 1 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6465 | 1 | Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit | Under this project, Newport Partners (as part of the BA-PIRC research team) evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-plac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bay_ridge_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 1:43:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6466 | 1 | Occupant-in-Place Energy Efficiency Retrofit in a Group Home for 30% Energy Savings in Climate Zone 4 | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/group_home_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 3:08:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5913 | 1 | Results of Laboratory Testing of Advanced Power Strips | Presented at the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings on August 12-17, 2012, this presentation reports on laboratory tests of 20 currently available advanced power strip products, whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_power_strips.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:21:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5914 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Nonlinear Behavior of PCM When Applied into Building Envelope | Presented at the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 10th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference on July 23-26, 2012, this study analyzes the effects a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pcm_building_envelope.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:28:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 1 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5970 | 1 | Winchester/Camberley Homes New Construction Test House Design, Construction, and Short-Term Testing in a Mixed-Humid Climate | The NAHB Research Center partnered with production builder Winchester/Camberley Homes to build a new construction test house in the mixed-humid climate zone of Silver Spring, MD in June 2011. The goal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/winchester_camberly_mixedhumid.pdf | 10/24/2012 11:53:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5971 | 1 | Communication of Energy Efficiency Information to Remodelers: Lessons From Current Practice | The effective communication of energy efficiency and building science information to remodeling contractors is achieved through varying formats, timelines, and modes depending on who is delivering the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comm_ee_remodelers.pdf | 10/24/2012 1:10:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6026 | 1 | Practices and Processes of Leading High Performance Home Builders in the Upper Midwest | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team proposed this study to gain insight into the business, sales, and construction processes of successful high performance builders. The knowledge gaine | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/practices_midwest_builders.pdf | 12/12/2012 10:09:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 1 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6044 | 1 | Residential Feedback Devices and Programs: Opportunities for Natural Gas | Behavior-based approaches have been a growing interest in the energy efficiency field over recent years and the use of residential energy feedback has garnered particular interest. By providing an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/feedback_oppor_natural_gas.pdf | 12/20/2012 7:20:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6068 | 1 | Hybrid Wall Evaluation for Ten New Construction Homes in Wyandotte, Michigan | The Wyandotte NSP2 project aims to build 20 new houses and retrofit 20 existing houses in Wyandotte, MI. This report details the design and construction of 10 new houses in the program. Wyandotte is p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_wyandotte.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:13:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 1 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 1 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 1 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 1 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 1 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 1 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6560 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida | Over recent years, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have become more readily available and more widely adopted in the marketplace. For a 6-month period, the Building America team Consortium for Advance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_hpwh_hot_humid.pdf | 11/12/2013 5:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6570 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida | PNNL and FSEC helped Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County build three <60 HERS prototype homes, 30% better than their typical homes at a cost of only $1,500 more. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_westpalmbeach.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:07:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6577 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida | PNNL and Florida Solar Energy Center worked with Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County to upgrade an empty 1996 home with a 14.5 SEER AC, heat pump water heater, CFLs, more attic insulation, and a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_palm_beach.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6530 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Buried and Encapsulated Ducts | In this innovation profile, CARB research shows HVAC ducts that are encapsulated in closed-cell spray foam and buried in blown insulation in a vented attic meet the code requirements for ducts in cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-3_high_performance_ducts.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:15:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6536 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Quality Management System Guidelines | This Top Innovation profile describes quality management system tools that were customized for residential construction by BSC, IBACOS, and PHI, for use by builders, trades, and designers to help elim | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-9_quality_management_systems.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:20:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6554 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of a Multifamily Retrofit in Climate Zone 5, Boulder, Colorado | In 2009, a 37-unit apartment complex located in Boulder, Colorado, underwent an energy retrofit to comply with Boulder SmartRegs Ordinance, a mandate that requires all rental properties to meet certai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:44:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6915 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Promethean Homes — Gross-Shepard Residence, Charlottesville, VA | This is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder, who earned a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The home included rigid mineral wool board insulation over house | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Promthean_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:24:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6909 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders — Trolle Residence, Danbury, CT | The builder of this 1,650-ft2 cabin won a Custom Home honor in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. The home meets Passive House Standards with 5.5-in. of foil-faced polysiocyanurate foam boards linin | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_BPC_Green_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:19:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6910 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Cobblestone Homes — 2014 Model Home, Midland, MI | This builder's first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, scored HERS 49 without PV or HERS 44 with 1.4 kW of PV, and served as a prototype and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Cobblestone_09-19-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:29:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6907 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings, New York, New York | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_ventilation_strategies_multifamily.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:12:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6919 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting — The Preserve, New Paltz, NY | These super-insulated homes all have R-22 insulated concrete form walls, R-20 closed-cell spray form under the slab, ground source heat pump, tight air sealing, and more—helping this builder to win a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Greenhill_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:12:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6922 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes — Pronghorn Ranch, Prescott Valley, AZ | The builder has certified 20 homes to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program and plans are underway for 50 more. Winner of a Production Builder prize in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the homes achie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Mandalay_09-19-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6953 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Traditions, Vancouver, Washington | This builder worked with WSU Energy Extension/Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction to design HERS-65 homes with ducts in conditioned space, site grading and drain piping, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_new_traditions_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:25:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6948 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Grupe, Rocklin, California | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Builldings to design HERS-54 homes that included PV roof tiles, SmartVent night ventilation cooling; and FreshVent continuous ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_grupe_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:59:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6945 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: CDC Realty, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with ducts in insulated attics, solar water heating, tight air sealing, and rigid foam exterior sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cdc_realty_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 1 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 1 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 1 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 1 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6854 | 1 | Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Pollutant Levels in California Homes | This report presents results from the first year of a 2-year study, investigating associations of five air pollutants (CO, NO2, NOX, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde) with the presence of natural gas app | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/impact_of_natural_gas_appliances.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:11:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6855 | 1 | Ventilation Control of Volatile Organic Compounds in New U.S. Homes: Results of a Controlled Field Study in Nine Residential Units | In order to optimize strategies to remove airborne contaminants in residences, it is necessary to determine how contaminant concentrations respond to changes in the air exchange rate. The impact of ai | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbnl-6022e.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6857 | 1 | Maximizing Information from Residential Measurements of Volatile Organic Compounds | Continually changing materials used in home construction and finishing can introduce new chemicals or changes in the VOC profile in residential air and the trend towards tighter homes can lead to high | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6120e-maximizing_information_from_residential-final.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:38:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 1 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 1 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 1 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 1 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6899 | 1 | Using Whole-House Field Tests to Empirically Derive Moisture Buffering Model Inputs | Building energy simulations can be used to predict a building's interior conditions, along with the energy use associated with keeping these conditions comfortable. These models simulate the loads on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/using_whole_house_field_tests.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:36:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6900 | 1 | Using the Beopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines: Preprint | Verification and validation are crucial software quality control procedures to follow when developing and implementing models. This is particularly important because a variety of stakeholders rely on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_automated_sim_test.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:49:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 1 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6643 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: William Ryan House - Tampa Division, Tampa, FL | Case study of William Ryan Homes, who cut energy use to achieve HERS scores of 65 to 70 on nine floor plans that will be featured in 277 homes in central Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_williamryan_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:28:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 1 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6635 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Webb, Las Vegas Division | Case study of Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division, who certified nearly 1,200 homes to the DOE Builders Challenge between 2008 and 2012. All of the homes by Las Vegas’ biggest builder achieved HERS scores | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pultedelwebb_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:44:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 1 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6622 | 1 | Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/florida_retrofit_best_practices.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:30:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 1 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 1 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 1 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 1 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 1 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6737 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Vapor Retarder Classification | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research in vapor retarders. Since 2006 the IRC has permitted Class III vapor retarders like latex paint (see list above) in all climate zones u | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3b_ba_innov_vaporretarderclassification_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:16:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6730 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Water Management Guide | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Water Management Guide, which identifies durability issues and solutions for high-performance homes. The Water Management Guid | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1b_ba_innov_eeba_watermgmtguide_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:35:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7211 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that got a HERS 52 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-14 ocsf plus R-4 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mandalay_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:40:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 1 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7143 | 1 | A simplified model for estimating population-scale energy impacts of building envelope air-tightening and mechanical ventilation retrofits | Changing the air exchange rate of a home (the sum of the infiltration and mechanical ventilation airflow rates) affects the annual thermal conditioning energy. Large-scale changes to air exchange rate | http://eetd.lbl.gov/publications/a-simplified-model-for-estimating-pop | 8/10/2015 5:33:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 1 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 1 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 1 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 1 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 1 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6994 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Community-Scale Energy Modeling - Southeastern United States | Community-scale energy modeling and testing are useful for determining energy conservation measures that will effectively reduce energy use. To that end, IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility dat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_communityscale_modeling.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:32:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 1 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 1 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6982 | 1 | Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1 1/2-Story Homes in Cold Climates | The External Thermal and Moisture Management System (ETMMS), typically seen in deep energy retrofits, is a valuable approach for the roof-only portions of existing homes, particularly the 1 ½-story ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cost-analysis-air-sealing-insulation.pdf | 12/10/2014 12:56:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 1 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 1 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 1 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 1 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 1 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7489 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Emerald Star, Seatlle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 45 without PV or HERS 0 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dwell_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 4:59:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 1 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 4 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 823 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 405 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 77 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 71 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 66 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 61 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 52 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 50 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 48 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 40 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 39 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 28 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 26 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 26 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 24 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 24 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 22 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 22 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 21 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 21 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 20 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 18 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 18 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 18 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 18 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 18 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 18 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 18 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 17 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 17 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 17 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 17 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 16 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 16 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 16 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 16 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 16 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 16 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 16 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 16 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 16 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 15 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 15 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 15 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 15 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 15 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 15 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 15 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 15 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 15 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 15 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 14 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 14 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 14 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 14 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 14 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 14 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 14 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 13 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 13 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 13 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 13 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 13 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 13 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 13 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 13 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 13 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 13 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 13 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 13 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 12 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 12 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 12 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 12 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 12 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 12 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 12 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 12 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 12 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 12 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 12 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 12 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 12 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 12 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 12 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 12 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 12 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 12 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 11 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 11 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 11 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 11 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 11 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7632 | 11 | Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWHs, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65358.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 11 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 11 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 11 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 11 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 11 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 11 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 11 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 11 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 10 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 10 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 10 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 10 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 10 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 10 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 10 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 10 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 10 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 10 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 9 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 9 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 9 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 9 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 9 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 9 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 9 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 9 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7326 | 9 | Using Retrofit Nail Base Panels to Expand the Market for Wall Upgrades | This project evaluated the effectiveness and affordability of integrating retrofit insulated panels into a re-siding project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65183.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:53:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 9 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 9 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 8 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 8 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 8 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 8 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6982 | 8 | Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1 1/2-Story Homes in Cold Climates | The External Thermal and Moisture Management System (ETMMS), typically seen in deep energy retrofits, is a valuable approach for the roof-only portions of existing homes, particularly the 1 ½-story ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cost-analysis-air-sealing-insulation.pdf | 12/10/2014 12:56:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 8 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 8 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 8 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 8 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 8 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 8 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 8 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 8 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 7 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 7 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 7 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 7 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 7 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7034 | 7 | Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | The 2012 IECC has an airtightness requirement of 3 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals test pressure for both single-family and multifamily construction in Climate Zones 3-8. Other programs (LEED, ASHR | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compartmentalization_methods_multifamily.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:52:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 7 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 7 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 7 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 7 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 7 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 7 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 7 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 7 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 7 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 7 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 7 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 7 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 7 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 6 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 6 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 6 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 6 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 6 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6698 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Cascade Apartments - Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington, which resulted in annual energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_cascade_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:51:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 6 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 6 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 6 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 6 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 6 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 6 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 6 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 6 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 6 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 6 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 6 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 6 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 6 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 6 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 6 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 6 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 6 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 6 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 6 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 5 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 5 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 5 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 5 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 5 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 5 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 5 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 5 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 5 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 5 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 5 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 5 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 5 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 5 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 5 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 5 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7211 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that got a HERS 52 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-14 ocsf plus R-4 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mandalay_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:40:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 5 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 5 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 5 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 5 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 5 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 5 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 5 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 5 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 5 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 5 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 4 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 4 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 4 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 4 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 4 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 4 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 4 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 4 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 4 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 4 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 4 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3481 | 4 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: The Ultimate Family Home, Las Vegas, Nevada (Brochure) | Brochure describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Ultimate Family Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35316.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3482 | 4 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes: Zero Energy Home Powers Up in North Texas; Building America | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages, and discusses details of its construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 4 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 4 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 4 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 4 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3364 | 4 | Cinco Ranch, Pulte Homes, Houston, Texas | Pulte-Houston began constructing Building America prototype houses in late 2000. They have overcome many challenges to now produce outstanding energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31675.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 4 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 4 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3827 | 4 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Martha Rose Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Martha Rose Construction, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using the German Passiv Haus design, improved insulation, and solar photo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_martha_rose_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 4 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 4 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6614 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Group Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit for 30% Energy Savings, Washington, D.C. | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_group_home_retrofit.pdf | 12/10/2013 12:00:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6609 | 4 | Ground Source Heat Pump Sub-Slab Heat Exchange Loop Performance in a Cold Climate | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heat_exchange_loop_cold.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:21:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 4 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 4 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 4 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 4 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6730 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Water Management Guide | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Water Management Guide, which identifies durability issues and solutions for high-performance homes. The Water Management Guid | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1b_ba_innov_eeba_watermgmtguide_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:35:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 4 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 4 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 4 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 4 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 4 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6991 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Valuing Green in the Appraisal Process | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes how Building America’s BARA team facilitated discussions between the Appraisal Institute and RESNET, paving the way for a groundbreaking agreement
between t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_green_appraisal.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:36:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6994 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Community-Scale Energy Modeling - Southeastern United States | Community-scale energy modeling and testing are useful for determining energy conservation measures that will effectively reduce energy use. To that end, IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility dat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_communityscale_modeling.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:32:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 4 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6951 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build two net-zero energy homes with foam-sheathed masonry walls, low-E windows 2.9 ACH50 air sealing, transfer gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_jwmiller_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:16:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6953 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Traditions, Vancouver, Washington | This builder worked with WSU Energy Extension/Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction to design HERS-65 homes with ducts in conditioned space, site grading and drain piping, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_new_traditions_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:25:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6960 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Shaw Construction, Aspen, Colorado | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design affordable HERS-54 townhouses with central solar radiator space heating, PV, R-28 closed-cell spray foam under slab and R-26 in advanced | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_shaw_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 4 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 4 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 4 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6768 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Energy Savings in All-Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy-saving measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, and evaluates those solutions to improve efficiency of affordable hous | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_electric_housing_northwest.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:43:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 4 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 4 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 4 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 4 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7204 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Glastonbury Housesmith, Hickory Drive, South Glastonbury, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 29 without PV -23 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with 5.5 blown fiberglass and 2.75” ri | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Glastonbury_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:41:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 4 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 4 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 4 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 4 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 4 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6727 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: ENERGY STAR for Homes Support | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America’s technical support to ENERGY STAR for Homes, which has labeled more than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR homes that have delivered $23 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3a_ba_innov_energystarforhomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 2:37:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6732 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: National Residential Efficiency Measures Database | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, which contains performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2a_ba_innov_natlresidefficiencymeasuresdb_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:46:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6733 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: House Simulation Protocols (the Building America Benchmark) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored House Simulation Protocols, which have helped ensure consistent and accurate energy-efficiency assessments for tens of thousan | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2b_ba_innov_housesimulationprotocols_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:50:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 3 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 3 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 3 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6507 | 3 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:55:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6536 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Quality Management System Guidelines | This Top Innovation profile describes quality management system tools that were customized for residential construction by BSC, IBACOS, and PHI, for use by builders, trades, and designers to help elim | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-9_quality_management_systems.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:20:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 3 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6492 | 3 | Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation | This simulation study adapts and applies the general framework described in BESTEST-EX (Judkoff et al 2010) for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods. BEopt/DOE-2.2 is use | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/automated_model_calibration.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 3 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 3 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6501 | 3 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6558 | 3 | New Whole-House Case Study: Transformations, Inc. Net Zero Energy Communities, Devens, Easthampton, Townsend, Massachusetts | In 2009, Transformations, Inc. partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation (BSC) to build new net zero energy houses in three developments in Massachusetts. The company has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_transformations.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:49:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6551 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method of measuring air leakage is to perform single (or solo) blower door pressurization and/or depressurization test. In detached housing, the single blower door test measures leakag | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_predicted_envelope_leakage.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:32:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6538 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – HPXML: A Standardized Home Performance Data Sharing System | This Top Innovation profile describes the Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Transfer (known as HPXML), developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which facilitates smooth communic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_4-3-11_nrel_hpxml.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:35:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 3 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 3 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4790 | 3 | Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Emission Rates in New Manufactured and Site-Built Houses | This study was conducted with the primary objective of characterizing and comparing the
airborne concentrations and the emission rates of total VOCs and selected individual VOCs,
including formaldeh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/voc_emissions_new_houses.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:41:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 3 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 3 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3820 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Centex, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using advanced insulation techniques, engineered headers, and tankless water heaters | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_centex_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3824 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ideal Homes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ideal Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in mixed humid climate using airtight envelope, high insulation, and high-efficiency HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ideal_homes_mixed-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 3 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3848 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California | This is a Building America case study on a the first whole building energy efficiency retrofit project on an existing home conducted by Grupe's Green Home Solutions in Lodi, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_green_home_solutions.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 3 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 3 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 3 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 3 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 3 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 3 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3399 | 3 | EcoVillage Cleveland at 58th St., Cleveland, Ohio | EcoVillage Cleveland works under the Building America premise that high performance homes must be sustainable both environmentally and economically. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31676.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 3 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 3 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3476 | 3 | New Building Approach Saves Energy and Cost: Retreat at the Bluffs Prototype, Pulte Homes, Tucson, Arizona | This document describes the Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and provides an overview of the many different energy-efficient systems installed in these homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28576.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3477 | 3 | Northern Texas Builds Its First Zero Energy Home | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36790.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 3 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 3 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 3 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 3 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 3 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 3 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5903 | 3 | Assessment of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Scoring Tool | The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a series of assessments of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed Home Energy Scoring Tool (HEST). This report is an assessment of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_score_assess.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:37:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5904 | 3 | Results From Development of Model Specifications for Multifamily Energy Retrofits | Specifications, modeled after CSI MasterFormat, provide the trade contractors and builders with requirements and recommendations on specific building materials, components and industry practices that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modelspecs_mutlifamily.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:47:25 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5299 | 3 | Energy Savings Measure Packages: Existing Homes | This document presents the most cost effective Energy Savings Measure Packages (ESMP) for existing mixed-fuel and all electric homes to achieve 15% and 30% savings for each BetterBuildings grantee loc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_measures.pdf | 11/22/2011 4:06:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 3 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 3 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 3 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 3 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 3 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 3 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 3 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 3 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6079 | 3 | Byggmeister Test Home: Analysis and Initial Results of Cold Climate Wood-Framed Home Retrofit | BSC seeks to further the energy efficiency market for New England area retrofit projects by supporting projects that are based on solid building science fundamentals that will benefit the homeowner t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_coldclimate_woodframed.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:42:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 3 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 3 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 3 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 3 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 3 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6345 | 3 | Imagine Homes New Construction Occupied Test House | This report summarizes the research findings of a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate the performance of an energy-efficient home constructed in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. Monitoring of the energy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/imagine_homes_new.pdf | 7/22/2013 5:53:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 3 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6434 | 3 | Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages | Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_delivery_packages.pdf | 8/5/2013 7:25:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 3 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 3 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 3 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 3 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 3 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6829 | 3 | Energy Evaluation of a New Construction Pilot Community: Fresno, California | A new construction pilot community was constructed by builder-partner Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes based on a single occupied test house that was designed to achieve greater than 30% energy savings w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_construction_pilot_eva.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:25:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6837 | 3 | Performance Verification of Production-Scalable Energy-Efficient Solutions: Winchester/Camberley Homes Mixed-Humid Climate | Winchester/Camberley Homes collaborated with the Building America team Partnership for Home Innovation to develop a new set of high performance home designs that could be applicable on a production sc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/production_scalable_efficiency.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:38:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 3 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 3 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 3 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 3 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 3 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 3 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6899 | 3 | Using Whole-House Field Tests to Empirically Derive Moisture Buffering Model Inputs | Building energy simulations can be used to predict a building's interior conditions, along with the energy use associated with keeping these conditions comfortable. These models simulate the loads on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/using_whole_house_field_tests.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:36:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6900 | 3 | Using the Beopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines: Preprint | Verification and validation are crucial software quality control procedures to follow when developing and implementing models. This is particularly important because a variety of stakeholders rely on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_automated_sim_test.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:49:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 3 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 3 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6964 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Treasure Homes, Sacramento, California | The builder worked with SMUD, DOE, NREL, and ConSol to build HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts buried in attic insulation, SmartVent cooling, and rooftop PV.. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_treasure_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:24:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6957 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Rural Development, Greenfield, Massachusetts | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design affordable HERS-8 homes (60 w/o PV), with double-stud walls heavy insulation, low-load sealed-combustion gas space heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_rural_development_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:47:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 3 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7636 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Slab-Foundation Heat Transfer on Space-Conditioning Energy Use in Florida, Cocoa, Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65356.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:25:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 3 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 3 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3344 | 3 | Building America - working with American builders for energy-efficient, green and sustainable houses | This 3-fold brochure describes the Building America program and its whole-house approach to energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33227.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 2 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6192 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes | Quadrant moved ducts and high efficiency furnace inside conditioned space on nearly all 300 customizable house plans. The builder uses dry, true factory-assembled walls, extensive air sealing, and jus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_quadrant.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:14:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6194 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co. | Tom Walsh & Company’s homes in an urban infill project in Portland achieved meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the marine climate with R-21 fiberglass batt walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_tom_walsh.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:27:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 2 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 2 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 2 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6465 | 2 | Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit | Under this project, Newport Partners (as part of the BA-PIRC research team) evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-plac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bay_ridge_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 1:43:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6466 | 2 | Occupant-in-Place Energy Efficiency Retrofit in a Group Home for 30% Energy Savings in Climate Zone 4 | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/group_home_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 3:08:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 2 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 2 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 2 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 2 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 2 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 2 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 2 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6097 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Energy Savings You Can Bank On | In October 2011, ARBI organized and conducted an Experts’ Meeting on the topic of performance guarantees and financing vehicles for Energy Efficiency Upgrades. The meeting brought together technical, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_energy_savings_to_bankon.pdf | 2/15/2013 1:24:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 2 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6101 | 2 | Measured Cooling Performance and Potential for Buried Duct Condensation in a 1991 Central Florida Retrofit Home | FSEC conducted energy performance monitoring of two existing residences in Central Florida that were undergoing various retrofits. These homes were occupied by FSEC researchers and were fully instrume | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_cool_perf.pdf | 2/25/2013 10:29:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6212 | 2 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Energy Savings: The Simulated Energy and Experimental Hygrothermal Performance of Cold Climate Foundation Wall Insulation Retrofit Measures -- Phase I, Energy Simulation | A split simulation whole building energy / 3-dimensional earth contact model (termed the BUFETS/EnergyPlus Model or BEM) capable of modeling the full range of foundation systems found in the target re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_foundation_retrofit.pdf | 4/29/2013 6:18:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4996 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: GreenCraft, Lewisville, TX | In October and November 2009, the TimberCreek Zero Energy House in
Lewisville, Texas, opened as a Building America Demonstration House. The 2,538-foot,three-bedroom, 2½-bath custom-built home showed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_timbercreek_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:03:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 2 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4990 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Clifton View Homes | Clifton View Homes’s remodel of a 1962 rambler, on Whidbey Island in Washington State, cut energy costs by two-thirds. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clifton_retrofit_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:08:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5459 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Quality Management in Existing Homes - Cantilever Floor Example | This guideline is designed to highlight the QA process that can be applied to any residential building retrofit activity. The cantilevered floor retrofit detailed in this guideline is included only to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_mgmt.pdf | 1/5/2012 5:35:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 2 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5651 | 2 | Summary of Code Barriers:Summary of Code and Standard Barriers to the Implementation of High Performance Home Systems Designs | Building codes serve to ensure minimum requirements for safety, durability, and energy efficiency of homes.To enable innovation and to support continual improvement, building codes are updated on a 2- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summary_code_barriers.pdf | 3/29/2011 2:25:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5654 | 2 | Heat Pump Water Heating Modeling in EnergyPlus | This presentation summarizes NREL's development of a HPWH model for use in hourly building energy simulation programs, such as BEopt; this presentation was given at the Building America Stakeholder me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_model_simulation.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:16:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5891 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls | This measure guideline provides recommendations for interior insulation assemblies that control interstitial condensation and durability risks; recommendations for acceptable thermal performance are a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_masonry.pdf | 8/7/2012 10:50:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 2 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 2 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5947 | 2 | 2011 EnergyValue Housing Award Report | This report details the simulation tool(s) and energy modeling methodology followed in making the energy efficiency estimates, and documents the estimated performance of the EVHA award-winning houses | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2011_evha_report.pdf | 10/15/2012 3:02:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 2 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5938 | 2 | Moisture and Structural Analysis for High Performance Hybrid Wall Assemblies | Based on past experience in the Building America program, BSC has found that combinations of materials and approaches—in other words, systems—usually provide optimum performance. Integration is necess | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_assemblies.pdf | 10/1/2012 1:33:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 2 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 2 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6023 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team is currently developing strategies designed to promote and achieve increased energy savings and promote upgrades in the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_risks.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6026 | 2 | Practices and Processes of Leading High Performance Home Builders in the Upper Midwest | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team proposed this study to gain insight into the business, sales, and construction processes of successful high performance builders. The knowledge gaine | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/practices_midwest_builders.pdf | 12/12/2012 10:09:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5999 | 2 | Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States | This analytical study examines the opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits in residential archetypes constructed prior to 1980 (Pre-Code) in fourteen U.S. cit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofits_precode.pdf | 11/30/2012 6:31:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5983 | 2 | Evaluation of Northern Illinois Residential Retrofit Delivery Practices | Using a detailed BEopt analysis, PARR has developed packages of measures following a 'loading order' appropriate for cold climates at increasing levels of savings. Packages of measures to provide 'goo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_retrofit_delivery.pdf | 11/8/2012 4:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 2 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 2 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5988 | 2 | West Village Community: Quality Management Processes and Preliminary Heat Pump Water Heater Performance | West Village, a multi-use project underway at the University of California Davis, represents a ground-breaking sustainable community incorporating energy efficiency measures and on-site renewable gene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_hpwh.pdf | 11/13/2012 1:53:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 2 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3445 | 2 | The New American Home: Las Vegas, Nevada -- 2003 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builder’s National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) and Builder Mag | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3446 | 2 | The New American Home 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada | The New American Home is an annual showcase project co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ National Council of the Housing Industry and Builder Magazine. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 2 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3440 | 2 | Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Adams View: System Retrofit Research Report and Case Study Summary | The Yakama Nation Housing Authority (YNHA) is working to rehabilitate single family homes (two to four bedrooms) in its Adams View project using public and tax credit financing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38263.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 2 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3456 | 2 | Ryan Homes and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings | This document describes the Carborne Home in Rochester, New York, which is designed as a highly energy-efficient home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26476.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 2 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3458 | 2 | State-of-the-Art Building Concepts Lower Energy Bills, Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada | Houses built by Pulte Homes as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program in Las Vegas, Nevada, save money for the home owners by reducing electric air-conditioning costs and gas | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31793.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3459 | 2 | Strategies for Energy Efficient Remodeling: SEER 2003 Case Study Report | The goal of the Strategies for Energy Efficiency in Remodeling (SEER) project is to provide information, based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36474.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3463 | 2 | Spot Ventilation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ spot ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26466.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 2 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 2 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3471 | 2 | Prototype House Provides Test Case for Energy-Efficient Systems: Mitchell Homes - Pensacola, Florida | This document describes the energy-efficient Mitchell Homes in Pensacola, Florida, which are energy efficient test houses utilizing a whole building approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27209.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 2 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 2 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 2 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3475 | 2 | New American Home, Atlanta, Georgia--2002 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31470.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3488 | 2 | Prairie Crossing Homes: Building America houses that use half as much energy | This document describes the development of Prairie Crossing Homes, Chicago, which are houses that cost almost 50% less to heat and cool. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26261.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3811 | 2 | Albuquerque Revamps Funding and Housing | A fact sheet that details Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its plan to update public housing to be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/albuquerque_final102604.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 2 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3383 | 2 | Fairburn, Atlanta, Georgia, Health-E Enterprises | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable community in metro Atlanta. It is built by Health-E Enterprises of the Building Science Consortium. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31672.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 2 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 2 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3421 | 2 | Habitat Metro Denver -- Perfecting Award-Winning Affordable Homes Using Building America's Integrated Design Approach; Building America (Brochure) | Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to supply quality housing to poor families while reducing their energy cost burden, especially in light of ever-increasing energy prices. Habitat Metro Denver partnered | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36102.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 2 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3355 | 2 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 2009 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year, whole-house energy savings goals of 40%–70% and on-site power production of up to 30%, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Residential Buildings Program | http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/47246.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 2 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 2 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3851 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA | This is a Building America fact sheet describing the Yakama Nation Housing Authority's retrofit of 25 homes on the reservation to make them more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_yakama.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 2 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3918 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes in California; Building America (Brochure) | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 2 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3825 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Kacin Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using airtight envelope, efficient lighting, and tankless water heater. Evaluates cost i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_kacin_homes_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3821 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Clarum Homes, Watsonville, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Clarum Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using improved building envelope, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clarum_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3828 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Masco’s Environments for Living Certified Green demo home at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating Syst | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_masco_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3823 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on GW Robinson, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using right sized HVAC, air handler in conditioned space, and radiant barrier. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3830 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Palm Harbor Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot-humid climate using solar hot water, spray foam insulation, and SEER14 HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_bimini_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3832 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Rural Development Inc, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using radiant floor heat, solar hot water, and PV. Examines cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_rdi_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 2 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4854 | 2 | Mold: Ignorance Is Not Bliss | This fact sheet describes various causes of mold in homes and ways to mitigate the damage. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mold_writeup.pdf | 12/15/2010 7:12:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 2 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 2 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 2 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 2 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 2 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 2 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6610 | 2 | Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Program | This research project evaluates post-retrofit performance measurements, energy use data and construction costs for 13 projects that participated in the National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_pilot_evaluation.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:29:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 2 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 2 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 2 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 2 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6560 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida | Over recent years, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have become more readily available and more widely adopted in the marketplace. For a 6-month period, the Building America team Consortium for Advance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_hpwh_hot_humid.pdf | 11/12/2013 5:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6557 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Affordable Cold Climate Infill Housing with Hybrid Insulation Approach, Wyandotte, Michigan | Even builders who are relatively new to energy-efficient construction can consistently reach a target whole house airtightness of 1.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH50) with high R-value enclo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_affordable_infill.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:17:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 2 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6505 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland | Under this project, the BA-PIRC research team evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost-effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-place deep energy retrofit at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_bayridge_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:46:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 2 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 2 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 2 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6631 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Insight Homes - Seaford, DE, Deep Creek, DE | Case Study of Insight Homes who built 36 identical houses, three at a time, with increasing energy-efficiency measures in each generation until they arrived at the most cost-effective mix. Advanced fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_insight_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:29:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6735 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Model Simulating Real Domestic Hot Water Use | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research that is improving domestic hot water modeling capabilities to more effectively address one of the largest energy uses | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3b_BA_Innov_ModelSimRealDHW_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:07:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 2 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 2 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 2 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 2 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7489 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Emerald Star, Seatlle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 45 without PV or HERS 0 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dwell_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 4:59:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7007 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | Fire-resistance rated (or area separation) wall assemblies present a great difficulty in air sealing/compartmentalization, particularly in townhouse construction. To address this challenge, Building S | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_multifamily.pdf | 1/19/2015 6:05:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 2 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6948 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Grupe, Rocklin, California | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Builldings to design HERS-54 homes that included PV roof tiles, SmartVent night ventilation cooling; and FreshVent continuous ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_grupe_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:59:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6945 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: CDC Realty, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with ducts in insulated attics, solar water heating, tight air sealing, and rigid foam exterior sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cdc_realty_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6952 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction, Farmington, Connecticut | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design ten HERS 53 homes with ICF foundations, foam-sheathed above-grade walls, and high-efficiency furnaces with fresh air intake and jump duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_nelson_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 2 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 2 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6883 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Form Walls Integrated With Mechanical Systems in a Cold Climate Test House | Transitioning from standard light frame to a thermal mass wall system in a high performance home will require a higher level of design integration with the mechanical systems. The much higher mass in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulated_concrete_walls_cold.pdf | 9/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 2 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6854 | 2 | Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Pollutant Levels in California Homes | This report presents results from the first year of a 2-year study, investigating associations of five air pollutants (CO, NO2, NOX, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde) with the presence of natural gas app | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/impact_of_natural_gas_appliances.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:11:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6862 | 2 | Pollutant exposures from unvented gas cooking burners: A Simulation-based Assessment for Southern California | Residential natural gas cooking burners (NGCBs) can emit substantial quantities of pollutants, and they are typically used without venting range hoods. In this study, LBNL researchers quantified pollu | http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/1/ehp.1306673.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:36:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6914 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: One Sky Homes — Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA | This builder took home the Grand Winner prize in the Custom Builder category in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for its high performance building science approach. The builder used insulated concre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_OneSky_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:19:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 2 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6811 | 2 | Building America Guidance for Identifying and Overcoming Code, Standard, and Rating Method Barriers | This guidance document was prepared using the input from the meeting summarized in the draft CSI Roadmap to provide Building America research teams and partners with specific information and approache | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/csi_guidance.pdf | 6/17/2014 10:00:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 2 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6728 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: DOE Challenge Home (Formerly Builders Challenge) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes DOE’s Builders Challenge. Hundreds of leading-edge builders across the country signed on to the Challenge and more than 14,000 homes earned the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3b_ba_innov_challengehome_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:16:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 1 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6636 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Quadrant Homes - Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA | Case study of Quadrant Homes, a Seattle area builder who, despite the recession, sold three homes a day in the first half of 2009, by letting buyers choose from 300 floor plans and 10,000 options, inc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_quadrant_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:49:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6639 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes -Gainesville, FL | Case study of Tommy Williams Homes who has continued to outsell the competition with sales increasing despite the recession thanks to a systems-engineering approach developed with DOE’s Building Ameri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tommywilliams_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6642 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Urbane Homes - Crestwood, KY, Various Locations, Greater Louisville, KY | Case study of Urbane Homes, who worked with Building America to build market rate homes with HERS scores of 57 to 62. Despite a down market they’ve sold every home within 3 weeks of listing, without a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_urbane_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:23:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6724 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High Performance Without Increased Cost: Urbane Homes, Louiseville KY | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work with Urbane Homes of Louisville, Kentucky, to build a high-performance home that cost $36 per ft2 (not counting the lot. Between 2005 and 2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1h_ba_innov_urbanehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:14:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6695 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hood_river.pdf | 2/19/2014 12:12:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6554 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of a Multifamily Retrofit in Climate Zone 5, Boulder, Colorado | In 2009, a 37-unit apartment complex located in Boulder, Colorado, underwent an energy retrofit to comply with Boulder SmartRegs Ordinance, a mandate that requires all rental properties to meet certai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:44:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6530 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Buried and Encapsulated Ducts | In this innovation profile, CARB research shows HVAC ducts that are encapsulated in closed-cell spray foam and buried in blown insulation in a vented attic meet the code requirements for ducts in cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-3_high_performance_ducts.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:15:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6622 | 1 | Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/florida_retrofit_best_practices.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:30:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 1 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6588 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Seattle, Washington | This Challenge Home is one of 42 homes in a micro-community of ultra-modern, energy-efficient homes built by Dwell Development on an urban gray-field site in
South Seattle. Every home will achieve a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_DwellDevelopment_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:04:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6593 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ferguson Design and Construction,Sagaponack, New York | The 6-bedroom home achieves a HERS score of 43 even before PV is installed and will cut utility bills dramatically for its owners. Water-savings faucets, LED lighting, and ENERGY STAR appliances add t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Ferguson%20Design_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 1:34:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 1 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4769 | 1 | Burlingame Ranch Phase I | This case study describes the construction of energy efficient community-scale, affordable housing for Aspen, Colorado, residents meeting a 40% energy-savings target. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/burlingame_phase_i_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:54:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4809 | 1 | Integrating Deck Ledger Board with Drainage Plane | This information sheet describes proper installation of drainage plane continuity at deck
ledger locations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deck_ledger.pdf | 12/8/2010 4:33:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 1 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 1 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4821 | 1 | Installation of Cavity Insulation | This information sheet describes types of cavity insulation and proper installation techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cavity_insulation.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:55:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4793 | 1 | Building a Durable and Energy Efficient Home in Post-Katrina New Orleans | This report examines designing homes with key sustainability concepts, durability, and energy efficiency that can provide insurance to people in the event of a hurricane. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_post_katrina.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:12:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 1 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 1 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4882 | 1 | ReVision Home: Building Insulation | This fact sheet describes the insulation used in the showcase ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/basf.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:45:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4927 | 1 | Exploring Cost-Effective, High Performance Residential Retrofits for Affordable Housing in the Hot Humid Climate | This report describes finding cost-effective paths for improving the energy performance of existing homes in a hot humid climate. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-448-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:44:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4866 | 1 | Mercedes Homes: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes construction of a hurricane-resistant, energy efficient home that achieved 48% whole-house source energy savings over the Building America benchmark. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mercedes_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:10:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4867 | 1 | Paragon Homes: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study focuses on a community of homes designed to perform 40+% better than the Building America benchmark house, using advanced framing with
added insulation; insulated sheathing; high effi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/paragon_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:33:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4872 | 1 | The Winding Road Towards "Zero" Energy: Lessons From Monitoring Efficient Solar Homes | This paper describes results from monitoring of several solar homes throughout the United States including technologies and occupant behavoir that have significant impacts on home energy performance. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/near%20zero%20energy/ZeroEnergyLessons.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:38:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4873 | 1 | Utility Benefits of Homes Aprroaching "Zero Energy" | This report discusses monitoring and evaluation for a home that features energy efficiency measures, and solar thermal and electric systems. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/near%20zero%20energy/UtilityBenefitsofZEH.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 1 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 1 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 1 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4849 | 1 | General PV Specification | This fact sheet gives a brief overview of testing, mounting, and system components of photovoltaic electric systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pv_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3839 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Dry Climate: Phoenix | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hd_phoenix_dec08v2_r3.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3842 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Marine Climate: Seattle | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_ma_seattle_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3843 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Mixed-Humid Climate: Atlanta | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_mh_atlanta_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3822 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Community Development Corporation of Utah | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Community Development Corp, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using advanced framing and compact duct design. Evaluates impacts to cost | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cdc_utah_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 1 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4750 | 1 | Eaglesprings and Waterhaven Communities | This case study describes two David Weekley Homes developments near Houston, Texas, that consist of single-family houses, and feature high performance in a production setting. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eagle_springs_water_haven_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:28:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 1 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 1 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4665 | 1 | Example Procedures for Developing Acceptance-Range Criteria for BESTEST-EX | This document provides an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX. This example method for BESTEST-EX is a modified version o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_procedures.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:04:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4666 | 1 | Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX); Phase 1 Test Procedure: Building Thermal Fabric Cases | This report documents the initial Phase 1 test process for testing the reliability of software models that predict retrofit energy savings of existing homes, including their associated calibration met | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_phase1.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:15:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4069 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on David Weekley Homes of Houston, Texas. The builder plans homes as a "system," with features such as wood-framed walls that are air-sealed then insulat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_weekley.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4112 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ferrier_spotlight.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:31:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3868 | 1 | Creating Affordable Housing in the Northwest: Partners Collaborate to Build Model Housing Complex | This document describes how Spokane County, Washington, implemented a program to create more affordable housing by using energy efficient technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/ship.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3879 | 1 | Energy Action: Reducing Energy Costs in Multifamily Housing | This fact sheet describes Energy Action, a partnership in San Francisco, and its efforts to help apartments be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/energy_action_final_070804.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3852 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Tucson, AZ | This is a Building America fact sheet describing John Wesley Miller Companies energy efficiency retrofit project on a 47-year-old adobe house in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_john_wesley_miller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3362 | 1 | Cambridge Homes Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mix of Housing Types | New houses designed by Cambridge Homes in Crest Hill, Illinois save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" design to the entire home product line. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3380 | 1 | Analysis of System Strategies Targeting Near-Term Building America Energy-Performance Goals for New Single-Family Homes: FY2004 Fourth-Quarter Building America Milestone Report | This report describes the technical approach used by Building America to determine the most cost effective pathways to achieve whole-house energy savings goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36920.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 1 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3388 | 1 | El Rancho Grande, an Artistic Homes project in Albuquerque, New Mexico | El Rancho Grande community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a project of Artistic Homes. It was built as part of the Building America program for energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31673.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 1 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3818 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes energy-efficient technologies, like HVAC and duct placement, for hot-dry/mixed dry climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_artistis_homes_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3473 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Move In | This document provides advice for healthy and affordable housing: practical recommendations for building, renovating, and maintaining housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32116.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5946 | 1 | Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Summer Technical Update Meeting, held on July 24-26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2012_technical_update_mtg.pdf | 10/11/2012 2:43:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5973 | 1 | Long-Term Results: New Construction Occupied Test House, Urbana, Illinois | For this study, a house was designed and built to the Passive House (Passivhaus) Standard for low energy consumption. The house incorporates an airtight, super-insulated thermal enclosure, southern fa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/testhouse_urbana_il.pdf | 10/26/2012 6:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5914 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Nonlinear Behavior of PCM When Applied into Building Envelope | Presented at the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 10th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference on July 23-26, 2012, this study analyzes the effects a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pcm_building_envelope.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:28:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 1 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5932 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Key Innovations for Adding Energy Efficiency to Maintenance Projects | This report describes an expert meeting hosted by the Building America research team NAHB Research Center, which was held on February 8, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. The topic focused on efforts to incr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_key_innovations.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:55:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5845 | 1 | The Role of Appraisals in Energy Efficiency Financing | This research identifies barriers and challenges and current industry status including several key appraisal industry developments for identifying and valuing energy efficiency. The report covers crit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/appraisals_ee_financing.pdf | 6/19/2012 9:54:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5867 | 1 | A Realistic Hot Water Draw Specification for Rating Solar Water Heaters | In the United States, annual performance ratings for solar water heaters are simulated, using TMY weather and specified water draw. This paper proposes a more realistic ratings draw that eliminates mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rating_solar_water_heater.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:58:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5732 | 1 | Water Management of Noninsulating and Insulating Sheathings | There is an increasing market in liquid (or fluid) applied water management barriers for residential applications that could be used in place of tapes and other self-adhering membranes if applied corr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_mgmt_sheathings.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:58:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5655 | 1 | Improving Air-Conditioner and Heat Pump Modeling | This presentation describes a new approach to modeling residential air conditioners and heat pumps, which allows users to model systems by specifying only the more readily-available SEER/EER/HSPF-type | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_cond_heat_pump_model.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:52:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5669 | 1 | Leveraging Limited Scope for Maximum Benefit in Occupied Renovation of Uninsulated Cold Climate Multifamily Housing | This project examines a large-scale renovation project within a 500 unit, 1960's era subsidized urban housing community. This research focuses on the airflow control and window replacement measures im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/renovation_uninsul_multifamily.pdf | 4/13/2012 11:22:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5574 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: High Performance Residential Lighting | This report has been developed to provide a tool for the understanding and application of high performance lighting in the home. The strategies featured in this guide are drawn from recent advances in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guideline_high_perf_lighting.pdf | 2/27/2012 1:53:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5575 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Mechanical Closets in Slab-on-Grade Homes | This measure guideline describes two fundamental retrofit strategies for air sealing around air handling systems that are located within the living space in an enclosed closet: one in which all of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_mech_closets.pdf | 2/28/2012 11:03:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5577 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL’s Field Data Repository Supports Accurate Home Energy Analysis | This fact sheet discusses NREL's work to develop a repository of research-level residential building characteristics and historical energy use data to support ongoing efforts to improve the accuracy o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_field_data.pdf | 2/28/2012 6:58:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4994 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc. | Scott Homes worked with DOE Building America research partner Washington State University Extension Energy Program on a home in Olympia, WA, that achieved a HERS index score of 51. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_scott_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:41:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4938 | 1 | Preminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Gainesville, Florida | This case study is a summary on a near zero energy home that was built in Gainesville, FL as a result of collaboration between the Florida Solar Enegery Center and the Florida H.E.R.O., an innovative | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1792-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4944 | 1 | NightCool: A Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept | This report describes an experimental evaluation that was conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates. The system | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1771-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 1:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4975 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA | Devoted Builders of Kennewick, WA worked with Building America's BIRA team to achieve the 50% Federal tax credit level energy savings on 81 homes at its Mediterranean Villas community in eastern Washi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_devoted_cold.pdf | 2/17/2011 6:03:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4989 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Baldwin Homes Inc. | Baldwin Homes of Arnold, Maryland,
built a HERS 55 Builders Challenge-certified house as an “Eco-Model” home to showcase 69 green and energy-efficient features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_baldwin_mixed-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 3:58:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5149 | 1 | Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers | This report summarizes the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by researchers from four national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_tech_roadmap.pdf | 7/22/2011 10:27:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 1 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6191 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders | Pine Mountain Builders achieved HERS scores as low as 59 and electric bills as low as $50/month with extensive air sealing (blower door tests = 1.0 to 1.8 ACH 50), R-3 XPS sheathing instead of OSB, an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_pine_mountain.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 1 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 1 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 1 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6055 | 1 | Addendum to the Building America House Simulation Protocols | As DOE's Building America program has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent anal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hsp_addendum_2012.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:28:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6068 | 1 | Hybrid Wall Evaluation for Ten New Construction Homes in Wyandotte, Michigan | The Wyandotte NSP2 project aims to build 20 new houses and retrofit 20 existing houses in Wyandotte, MI. This report details the design and construction of 10 new houses in the program. Wyandotte is p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_wyandotte.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:13:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6071 | 1 | Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes | This report documents the results of an in-depth evaluation of energy consumption and thermal comfort for two potential net zero-energy homes (NZEHs) in Massachusetts, as well as an indoor air quality | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_iaq_low_energy.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:46:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 1 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6483 | 1 | Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa’s HVAC SAVE Program | The objective of this project is to explore the energy savings potential of maximizing furnace and distribution system performance by adjusting operating, installation, and distribution conditions. Th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/iowa_hvac_save_project.pdf | 9/20/2013 10:54:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6267 | 1 | Variability in Measured Space Temperatures in 60 Homes | This report discusses the observed variability in indoor space temperature in a set of 60 homes located in Florida, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Temperature data were collected at 15-minute inte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_space_temp_60homes.pdf | 6/4/2012 4:01:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 1 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 1 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6912 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: The Imery Group — Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA | The first certified Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia was honored in the Custom Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 2,811-ft2, two-story custom home has 2x6 advanced framed wa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_ImeryGroup%2009-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:49:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6863 | 1 | Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments | The research summarized in this report is part of a larger effort to evaluate the potential air quality impacts of using liquefied natural gas in California. A difference of potential importance betwe | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6626e_final.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6855 | 1 | Ventilation Control of Volatile Organic Compounds in New U.S. Homes: Results of a Controlled Field Study in Nine Residential Units | In order to optimize strategies to remove airborne contaminants in residences, it is necessary to determine how contaminant concentrations respond to changes in the air exchange rate. The impact of ai | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbnl-6022e.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8029 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Addison Homes, Invision Zero Home, Greer, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 47 without PV, with 2x6 advanced framed walls, an unvented conditioned crawl space, an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_addisoninvision_013017.pdf | 5/3/2019 5:38:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8045 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, The Julia Plan, Hickory, NC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, with 2x4 advanced framed walls with exterior rigid foam, an unvented c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatcatawba_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:05:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8049 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: High Performance Homes, Garrison Falls, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 14 with PV, 6.5-inch SIPs, an insulated vented attic, a geothermal heat pump, and an ERV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_highperformancegarrison_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:24:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8055 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Paul Torcellini, Eastford Farm House, Eastford, CT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 2 with PV, with double stud walls, a daylight basement with interior rigid foam, an attic insula | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_paultorcellinieastford_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:51:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8058 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Sunroc Homes, Morton Road, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with foam-filled concrete block walls with exterior rigid foam, a vented | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_sunroc_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:21:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 1 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 5 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 73 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 63 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 58 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 49 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 49 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 37 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 37 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 35 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 35 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 32 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 25 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 23 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 21 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 19 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 18 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 18 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 17 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 17 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 17 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 16 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 16 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 14 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 13 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 13 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 13 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 12 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 12 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 11 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 11 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 10 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 10 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 10 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 10 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 10 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 10 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 10 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 9 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 9 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 9 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 9 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 9 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 9 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 8 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 8 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 8 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 8 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3458 | 8 | State-of-the-Art Building Concepts Lower Energy Bills, Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada | Houses built by Pulte Homes as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program in Las Vegas, Nevada, save money for the home owners by reducing electric air-conditioning costs and gas | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31793.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4201 | 8 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures for Existing Homes | This report provides a proposed set of guidelines for estimating the energy savings achieved by a package of retrofits or an extensive rehabilitation of an existing home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_perf_analysis.pdf | 4/20/2010 1:09:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 8 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 8 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 7 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 7 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 7 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 7 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 7 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 7 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 7 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 7 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 7 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 7 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 7 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 7 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 6 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 6 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 6 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7675 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high-performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65445.pdf | 6/12/2017 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 6 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 6 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 6 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 6 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 6 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 6 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 6 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3448 | 6 | The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies | This guide seeks to advance the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Existing Residential Buildings Program (ERBP): to develop approaches that will enable the housing retrofit industry to deliver e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36057.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 6 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 6 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 6 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 6 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 6 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 6 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 5 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 5 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 5 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 5 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7673 | 5 | DOE Building America Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Highlights: Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016 | Fact sheet showing the metrics from calendar year 2016 from Building America's various outreach activities, including website, webinars, publications, etc. Metrics report on data for outreach and stak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/68041.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:31:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 5 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 5 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 5 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 5 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 5 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 5 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 5 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 5 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 5 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 5 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 5 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 5 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3383 | 4 | Fairburn, Atlanta, Georgia, Health-E Enterprises | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable community in metro Atlanta. It is built by Health-E Enterprises of the Building Science Consortium. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31672.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 4 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 4 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 4 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 4 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 4 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6982 | 4 | Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1 1/2-Story Homes in Cold Climates | The External Thermal and Moisture Management System (ETMMS), typically seen in deep energy retrofits, is a valuable approach for the roof-only portions of existing homes, particularly the 1 ½-story ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cost-analysis-air-sealing-insulation.pdf | 12/10/2014 12:56:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 4 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 4 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 4 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 4 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 4 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 4 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 4 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 4 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 4 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 4 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 4 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 4 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 4 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 4 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 4 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 4 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 4 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 4 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 4 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 4 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 4 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3822 | 4 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Community Development Corporation of Utah | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Community Development Corp, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using advanced framing and compact duct design. Evaluates impacts to cost | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cdc_utah_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3851 | 4 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA | This is a Building America fact sheet describing the Yakama Nation Housing Authority's retrofit of 25 homes on the reservation to make them more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_yakama.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3853 | 4 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Grupe-Carsten Crossings, Rocklin, CA | Building America fact sheet on Grupe, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using night ventilation cooling, high-performance appliances, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_grupe.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3463 | 4 | Spot Ventilation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ spot ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26466.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 4 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3388 | 4 | El Rancho Grande, an Artistic Homes project in Albuquerque, New Mexico | El Rancho Grande community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a project of Artistic Homes. It was built as part of the Building America program for energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31673.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 4 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 4 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 4 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 4 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 4 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6610 | 4 | Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Program | This research project evaluates post-retrofit performance measurements, energy use data and construction costs for 13 projects that participated in the National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_pilot_evaluation.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:29:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 4 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 4 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3380 | 3 | Analysis of System Strategies Targeting Near-Term Building America Energy-Performance Goals for New Single-Family Homes: FY2004 Fourth-Quarter Building America Milestone Report | This report describes the technical approach used by Building America to determine the most cost effective pathways to achieve whole-house energy savings goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36920.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 3 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 3 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 3 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3344 | 3 | Building America - working with American builders for energy-efficient, green and sustainable houses | This 3-fold brochure describes the Building America program and its whole-house approach to energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33227.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 3 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 3 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 3 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 3 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 3 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 3 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 3 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 3 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 3 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 3 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 3 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 3 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 3 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 3 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 3 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8056 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: PepperTree Homes, Mad River Glen House, Waitsfield, VT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 18 with PV, with graphite enhanced SIPs walls and roof, ICF foundation, passive design, radiant | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_peppertreemadriverglen_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:08:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 3 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 3 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 3 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6855 | 3 | Ventilation Control of Volatile Organic Compounds in New U.S. Homes: Results of a Controlled Field Study in Nine Residential Units | In order to optimize strategies to remove airborne contaminants in residences, it is necessary to determine how contaminant concentrations respond to changes in the air exchange rate. The impact of ai | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbnl-6022e.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 3 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6829 | 3 | Energy Evaluation of a New Construction Pilot Community: Fresno, California | A new construction pilot community was constructed by builder-partner Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes based on a single occupied test house that was designed to achieve greater than 30% energy savings w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_construction_pilot_eva.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:25:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 3 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6915 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Promethean Homes — Gross-Shepard Residence, Charlottesville, VA | This is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder, who earned a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The home included rigid mineral wool board insulation over house | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Promthean_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:24:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6695 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hood_river.pdf | 2/19/2014 12:12:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6609 | 3 | Ground Source Heat Pump Sub-Slab Heat Exchange Loop Performance in a Cold Climate | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heat_exchange_loop_cold.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:21:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 3 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 3 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 3 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6728 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: DOE Challenge Home (Formerly Builders Challenge) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes DOE’s Builders Challenge. Hundreds of leading-edge builders across the country signed on to the Challenge and more than 14,000 homes earned the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3b_ba_innov_challengehome_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:16:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 3 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 3 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 3 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 3 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 3 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 3 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 3 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4758 | 3 | Baxter Community—High Performance Green Building | This case study describes the Baxter community built by David Weekley Homes, which is reducing their energy demand through a number of techniques including advanced air sealing techniques, the install | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/charlotte_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 3 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4981 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA | Wisdom Way Solar Village is an appropriate moniker for the 20-unit
community of energy-efficient duplexes in Greenfield, MA. The homes meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Builde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_ruraldevelopment_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:14:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 3 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4927 | 3 | Exploring Cost-Effective, High Performance Residential Retrofits for Affordable Housing in the Hot Humid Climate | This report describes finding cost-effective paths for improving the energy performance of existing homes in a hot humid climate. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-448-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:44:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4967 | 3 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes | This fact sheet gives an overview of David Weekley Homes building approach, which qualifed over 1,100 homes in DOE's Builders Challenge in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_david_weekley.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 3 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 3 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 3 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 3 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3476 | 3 | New Building Approach Saves Energy and Cost: Retreat at the Bluffs Prototype, Pulte Homes, Tucson, Arizona | This document describes the Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and provides an overview of the many different energy-efficient systems installed in these homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28576.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3477 | 3 | Northern Texas Builds Its First Zero Energy Home | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36790.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 3 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 3 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3918 | 3 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes in California; Building America (Brochure) | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3473 | 3 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Move In | This document provides advice for healthy and affordable housing: practical recommendations for building, renovating, and maintaining housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32116.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3832 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Rural Development Inc, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using radiant floor heat, solar hot water, and PV. Examines cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_rdi_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 3 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 3 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6212 | 3 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Energy Savings: The Simulated Energy and Experimental Hygrothermal Performance of Cold Climate Foundation Wall Insulation Retrofit Measures -- Phase I, Energy Simulation | A split simulation whole building energy / 3-dimensional earth contact model (termed the BUFETS/EnergyPlus Model or BEM) capable of modeling the full range of foundation systems found in the target re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_foundation_retrofit.pdf | 4/29/2013 6:18:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 3 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5914 | 3 | Energy Impacts of Nonlinear Behavior of PCM When Applied into Building Envelope | Presented at the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 10th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference on July 23-26, 2012, this study analyzes the effects a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pcm_building_envelope.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:28:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 3 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 3 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5845 | 3 | The Role of Appraisals in Energy Efficiency Financing | This research identifies barriers and challenges and current industry status including several key appraisal industry developments for identifying and valuing energy efficiency. The report covers crit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/appraisals_ee_financing.pdf | 6/19/2012 9:54:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 3 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5983 | 3 | Evaluation of Northern Illinois Residential Retrofit Delivery Practices | Using a detailed BEopt analysis, PARR has developed packages of measures following a 'loading order' appropriate for cold climates at increasing levels of savings. Packages of measures to provide 'goo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_retrofit_delivery.pdf | 11/8/2012 4:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5947 | 3 | 2011 EnergyValue Housing Award Report | This report details the simulation tool(s) and energy modeling methodology followed in making the energy efficiency estimates, and documents the estimated performance of the EVHA award-winning houses | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2011_evha_report.pdf | 10/15/2012 3:02:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 3 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6023 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team is currently developing strategies designed to promote and achieve increased energy savings and promote upgrades in the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_risks.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 3 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 3 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6097 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Energy Savings You Can Bank On | In October 2011, ARBI organized and conducted an Experts’ Meeting on the topic of performance guarantees and financing vehicles for Energy Efficiency Upgrades. The meeting brought together technical, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_energy_savings_to_bankon.pdf | 2/15/2013 1:24:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 3 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 2 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 2 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 2 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 2 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 2 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 2 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 2 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 2 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8058 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Sunroc Homes, Morton Road, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with foam-filled concrete block walls with exterior rigid foam, a vented | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_sunroc_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:21:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8059 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: TC Legend Homes, 19th Ave., Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a marine climate that got a HERS -2 with PV, with SIPs taped at all exterior joints, an ICF foundation walls, and an air-to-wat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_tclegend19th_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:24:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 2 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 2 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 2 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 2 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 2 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 2 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 2 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 2 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 2 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 2 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 2 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 2 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 2 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7326 | 2 | Using Retrofit Nail Base Panels to Expand the Market for Wall Upgrades | This project evaluated the effectiveness and affordability of integrating retrofit insulated panels into a re-siding project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65183.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:53:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 2 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 2 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 2 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 2 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6101 | 2 | Measured Cooling Performance and Potential for Buried Duct Condensation in a 1991 Central Florida Retrofit Home | FSEC conducted energy performance monitoring of two existing residences in Central Florida that were undergoing various retrofits. These homes were occupied by FSEC researchers and were fully instrume | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_cool_perf.pdf | 2/25/2013 10:29:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6079 | 2 | Byggmeister Test Home: Analysis and Initial Results of Cold Climate Wood-Framed Home Retrofit | BSC seeks to further the energy efficiency market for New England area retrofit projects by supporting projects that are based on solid building science fundamentals that will benefit the homeowner t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_coldclimate_woodframed.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:42:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5999 | 2 | Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States | This analytical study examines the opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits in residential archetypes constructed prior to 1980 (Pre-Code) in fourteen U.S. cit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofits_precode.pdf | 11/30/2012 6:31:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 2 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5865 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Attics in Multifamily Buildings | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for owners, builders, contractors, homeowners, and other stakeholders in the multifamily building industry, and focuses on challenges found in exist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_sealing_attics.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:27:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 2 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5904 | 2 | Results From Development of Model Specifications for Multifamily Energy Retrofits | Specifications, modeled after CSI MasterFormat, provide the trade contractors and builders with requirements and recommendations on specific building materials, components and industry practices that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modelspecs_mutlifamily.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:47:25 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 2 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5946 | 2 | Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Summer Technical Update Meeting, held on July 24-26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2012_technical_update_mtg.pdf | 10/11/2012 2:43:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5939 | 2 | Byggmeister Test Home: Cold Climate Multifamily Masonry Building Condition Assessment and Retrofit Analysis | This report describes a retrofit project undertaken by Building Science Corporation and partner Byggmeister on a multifamily brick row house located in Jamaica Plain, MA. This project studied the row | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_test_home.pdf | 10/2/2012 10:47:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 2 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 2 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5665 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Achieving the Best Installed Performance from High-Efficiency Residential Gas Furnaces | This report describes a Building America expert meeting hosted on July 28, 2011, by the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) team. The purpose of this meeting was to identify installat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_resid_gas_furnaces.pdf | 4/11/2012 1:57:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6492 | 2 | Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation | This simulation study adapts and applies the general framework described in BESTEST-EX (Judkoff et al 2010) for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods. BEopt/DOE-2.2 is use | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/automated_model_calibration.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 2 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6501 | 2 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 2 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 2 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6207 | 2 | Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Retrofit of Two Homes | The Wyandotte NSP2 project aims to build 20 new houses and retrofit 20 existing houses in Wyandotte, MI. Wyandotte is part of a Michigan State Housing Development Authority-led consortium that is fund | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wyandotte_nsp_retrofit.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:47:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 2 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 2 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6190 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC | Devoted Builders meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the cold climate with R-25 ICF walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 spray foam and cellulose attic floors. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_devoted_homes.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6194 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co. | Tom Walsh & Company’s homes in an urban infill project in Portland achieved meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the marine climate with R-21 fiberglass batt walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_tom_walsh.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:27:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 2 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6560 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida | Over recent years, heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have become more readily available and more widely adopted in the marketplace. For a 6-month period, the Building America team Consortium for Advance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_hpwh_hot_humid.pdf | 11/12/2013 5:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 2 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 2 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3823 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on GW Robinson, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using right sized HVAC, air handler in conditioned space, and radiant barrier. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3827 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Martha Rose Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Martha Rose Construction, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using the German Passiv Haus design, improved insulation, and solar photo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_martha_rose_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3828 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Masco’s Environments for Living Certified Green demo home at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating Syst | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_masco_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3848 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California | This is a Building America case study on a the first whole building energy efficiency retrofit project on an existing home conducted by Grupe's Green Home Solutions in Lodi, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_green_home_solutions.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4069 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on David Weekley Homes of Houston, Texas. The builder plans homes as a "system," with features such as wood-framed walls that are air-sealed then insulat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_weekley.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4113 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Pulte Phoenix Cabrillo Point | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_pulte_phoenix.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:36:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4681 | 2 | Building America House Simulation Protocols | The House Simulation Protocol document was developed to track and manage progress toward Building America's multi-year, average whole-building energy reduction research goals for new construction and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/house_simulation.pdf | 10/4/2010 6:30:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 2 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 2 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 2 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 2 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 2 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 2 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 2 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 2 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 2 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3446 | 2 | The New American Home 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada | The New American Home is an annual showcase project co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ National Council of the Housing Industry and Builder Magazine. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 2 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4979 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: S&A Homes, East Liberty, PIttsburgh, PA | S&A Homes worked with Building America's IBACOS and architects Pfaffmann & Associates and Moss Associates to design energy-efficient homes for urban in-fill lots. This is a new market for S&A Homes, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_sahomes_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 10:59:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4980 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Nelson Construction, Hamilton Way, Farmingon, CT | Building America's research team lead Building Science
Corporation helped Nelson Construction achieve HERS scores of 53 and 54 on ten homes in Farmington, Connecticut. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_nelson_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:05:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4993 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes | Imagine Homes, working with the DOE's Building America research team member IBACOS, has developed a system that can be replicated by other contractors to build affordable, high-performance
homes. Ima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_imagine_hot-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:32:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4997 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes | Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes of
Fresno, CA, has worked with Building America team member IBACOS to apply building science to production homes.
Even without solar panels, the company’s Jordan model e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_wathen_castanos_hot-dry.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:10:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 2 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4942 | 2 | An Overview of Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP) Activities in Hot-Humid Climates | This report summarizes progress of the BAIHP tasks including: NightCool; interior duct systems in manufactured houses, ventilation and dehumidification, plug load reduction, solar and conventional do | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-439-09.pdf | 1/17/2011 12:29:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5077 | 2 | A Method for Determining Optimal Residential Energy Efficiency Packages | This report describes an analysis method for determining optimal residential energy efficiency retrofit packages and, as an illustrative example, applies the analysis method to a 1960s-era home in eig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimal_retrofit_ee.pdf | 5/31/2011 6:18:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4787 | 2 | Impact Resistance of Advanced Framed Wall Systems with Insulating Sheathing as the Primary Sheathing | The purpose of this research program was to determine the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_resistant_sheathing_research_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:17:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 2 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 2 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 2 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 2 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 2 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 2 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 2 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 2 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 2 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 2 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 2 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 2 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 2 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6622 | 2 | Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/florida_retrofit_best_practices.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:30:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 2 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6614 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Group Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit for 30% Energy Savings, Washington, D.C. | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_group_home_retrofit.pdf | 12/10/2013 12:00:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 2 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 2 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 2 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 2 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6862 | 2 | Pollutant exposures from unvented gas cooking burners: A Simulation-based Assessment for Southern California | Residential natural gas cooking burners (NGCBs) can emit substantial quantities of pollutants, and they are typically used without venting range hoods. In this study, LBNL researchers quantified pollu | http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/1/ehp.1306673.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:36:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 2 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 2 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6883 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Form Walls Integrated With Mechanical Systems in a Cold Climate Test House | Transitioning from standard light frame to a thermal mass wall system in a high performance home will require a higher level of design integration with the mechanical systems. The much higher mass in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulated_concrete_walls_cold.pdf | 9/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 2 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 1 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 1 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 1 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 1 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 1 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 1 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 1 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 1 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 1 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 1 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 1 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 1 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 1 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 1 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 1 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 1 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 1 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 1 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 1 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8036 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Charis Homes, ICF Home, North Canton, OH | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 31 without PV, with 11-inch thick ICF walls, a geothermal heat pump with backup tankless water h | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_charisicf_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8038 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: DP Construction, Choctaw Ridge, Prattville, AL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 57 without PV, with 2x4 and 2x6 advanced framed walls with open-cell spray foam, cathedral | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dpchoctaw_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:22:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8039 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: DP Construction, Pebble Creek, Prattville, AL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 45 without PV, with 2x6 framed walls with open-cell foam in cavity, an unvented attic, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_deppebble_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:25:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8040 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: E2 Homes, Lake Knowles, Winter Park, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 5 with PV, with insulated concrete block walls, a spray foam-insulated attic, and a geother | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_e2lakeknowles_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:29:24 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8043 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Greenhill Contracting, Jewels Court, New Paltz, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS -11 with PV, with ICF walls, a spray foam-insulated unvented roof, and a ground-source heat pump | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_greenhilljewel_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:56:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8050 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Insulsteel Building Enclosures, Sonny Boy Lane House, Johns Island, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 12 with PV, with 5.5-inch rigid foam-and-steel panels, an unvented attic, solar hot water, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_inulsteelsonny_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:29:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8053 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: LifeStyle Homes, The Capri, Melbourne, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS -8 with PV, with concrete block walls, a spray-foam-insulated attic, and a central heat pum | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_lifestylecapri_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:38:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8057 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Revival Homes, Perkins Road, New Hartford, CT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -12 with PV, with pre-cast concrete wall panels with exterior rigid foam, a SIPs attic, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revivalperkins_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:16:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 1 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 1 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 1 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6952 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction, Farmington, Connecticut | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design ten HERS 53 homes with ICF foundations, foam-sheathed above-grade walls, and high-efficiency furnaces with fresh air intake and jump duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_nelson_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6957 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Rural Development, Greenfield, Massachusetts | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design affordable HERS-8 homes (60 w/o PV), with double-stud walls heavy insulation, low-load sealed-combustion gas space heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_rural_development_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:47:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 1 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6913 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: John Hubert Associates — EXIT-0 House, North Cape May, NJ | This house is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder and won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 1,871-ft2 home features advanced-framed above-grade walls | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_JohnHubert_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:57:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6914 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: One Sky Homes — Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA | This builder took home the Grand Winner prize in the Custom Builder category in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for its high performance building science approach. The builder used insulated concre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_OneSky_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:19:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 1 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6916 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Sterling Brook Custom Homes — Village Park Eco Home, Double Park, TX | This builder won a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this showcase home that serves as an energy-efficient model home for the custom home builder: 1,300 visitors toured th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sterling_Brook_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:32:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 1 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 1 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 1 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6634 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders - Pine Mountain, GA | Case study of Pine Mountain Builders who worked with DOE’s IBACOS team to achieve HERS scores of 59 on 140 homes built around a wetlands in Georgia. The team used taped rigid foam exterior sheathing a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pinemtn_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6720 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance with Solar Electric Reduced Peak Demand | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America solar home research that has demonstrated the ability to reduce peak demand by 75%. Numerous field studies have monitored power | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1c_ba_innov_premierhomes_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6735 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Model Simulating Real Domestic Hot Water Use | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research that is improving domestic hot water modeling capabilities to more effectively address one of the largest energy uses | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3b_BA_Innov_ModelSimRealDHW_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:07:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4859 | 1 | Whole House Mechanical Ventilation: A South Chicago Case Study | This case study describes a neighborhood of efficient, healthy, sustainable, affordable homes in South Chicago, IL, that feature structural insulated panels (SIPs), condensing furnaces, sealed combust | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:27:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 1 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4867 | 1 | Paragon Homes: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study focuses on a community of homes designed to perform 40+% better than the Building America benchmark house, using advanced framing with
added insulation; insulated sheathing; high effi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/paragon_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:33:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4869 | 1 | Veridian Homes: Cold Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study profiles Veridian builder's Whitman “Welcome Home” prototype based upon Building America practices, which features a solar water heating system, high performance envelope, and high eff | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/veridian_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:55:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4877 | 1 | Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study | This case study describes a partnership with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to renovate five Baltimore historic rowhouses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chfh_cross_street.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:57:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4821 | 1 | Installation of Cavity Insulation | This information sheet describes types of cavity insulation and proper installation techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cavity_insulation.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:55:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4809 | 1 | Integrating Deck Ledger Board with Drainage Plane | This information sheet describes proper installation of drainage plane continuity at deck
ledger locations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deck_ledger.pdf | 12/8/2010 4:33:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4748 | 1 | Copper Moon | This case study highlights Pulte Homes high-performance construction in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/copper_moon_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:05:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 1 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4755 | 1 | Project Home Again Phase I | This case study describes Project Home Again, a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single family detached residences in Gentilly, New | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_i_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4757 | 1 | Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype | This case study describes development of a prototype live-work townhome that is highly efficient at 45% energy savings (95% counting photovoltaic system). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/zeta_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 1 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4806 | 1 | Drainage Plane/Water Resistive Barrier for All Climates | This information sheet gives an overview of using drainage plane to control rainwater that can damage structures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/drainage_plane.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:53:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4790 | 1 | Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Emission Rates in New Manufactured and Site-Built Houses | This study was conducted with the primary objective of characterizing and comparing the
airborne concentrations and the emission rates of total VOCs and selected individual VOCs,
including formaldeh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/voc_emissions_new_houses.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:41:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 1 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 1 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 1 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4998 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL | This 2,081-square-foot production home has a 16-SEER heat pump and ducts in conditioned space, a radiant barrier in the attic over R-38 blown cellulose to keep inside air cool for < 60 HERS without PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_greensmart_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:17:35 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4994 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc. | Scott Homes worked with DOE Building America research partner Washington State University Extension Energy Program on a home in Olympia, WA, that achieved a HERS index score of 51. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_scott_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:41:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4991 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Clifton View Homes II | Clifton View Homes builds superefficient homes that qualify for DOE’s Builders Challenge like this home on Whidbey Island that achieves a 57 on the HERS index. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clifton_marine.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:14:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 1 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4849 | 1 | General PV Specification | This fact sheet gives a brief overview of testing, mounting, and system components of photovoltaic electric systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pv_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4854 | 1 | Mold: Ignorance Is Not Bliss | This fact sheet describes various causes of mold in homes and ways to mitigate the damage. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mold_writeup.pdf | 12/15/2010 7:12:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4856 | 1 | Retrofitting America: A 1970s Home Energy Efficiency Analysis | This paper describes a modeling tool that Building America research team CARB developed to identify the energy benefits of various retrofit energy efficiency measures for a typical 1970’s ranch home i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_america_1970s_home_analysis.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:03:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4884 | 1 | ReVision Home: Windows and Patio Doors | This fact sheet describes the approach taken to increase efficiency of windows and patio doors in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Milgard.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:58:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4889 | 1 | ReVision Home: Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet discusses the heating and cooling upgrades to the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Trane.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:13:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4891 | 1 | ReVision Home: Plumbing Fixtures | This fact sheet describes the energy efficient water fixtures installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/AmericanStandard.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:21:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4923 | 1 | Opportunities for Energy Conservation and Improved Comfort From Wind Washing Retrofits in Two-Story Homes - Part I | This report describes a specific type of wind washing where wind can push attic air into the floor cavity between first and second stories of the home through ineffective air barriers separating attic | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-449-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:52:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4968 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes | Every Artistic home sold in 2010 qualified for DOE's Builder Challenge certification and this case study describes their approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/artistic_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:52:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4969 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson | G.W. Robinson of Gainesville, Florida, worked with Building America partners Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO to achieve a true net zero energy home in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/gw_robinson_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4971 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne, Florida, is aiming for affordable net zero energy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/lifestyle_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:28:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4972 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes | Tommy Williams Homes of Gainesville, Florida, built two zero energy homes with help from DOE's Building America team members, the Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/tommy_williams_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4974 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Shaw Construction Burlingame Ranch Ph.1, Aspen, CO | Shaw Construction built 84 energy efficient, affordable condominiums forthe City of Aspen that achieved HERS scores of less than 62 with help from Building America’s research team lead Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_shaw_cold.pdf | 2/17/2011 5:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4937 | 1 | Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Callaway, Florida | This case study reports on a near zero energy home in Callaway, FL. This paper briefly reviews the design and then focuses on the first four months of energy performance during the second half of 200 | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1793-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4940 | 1 | Research Results from A Few Alternate Methods of Interior Duct Systems in Factory Built Housing Located In the Hot Humid Climate | This report discusses the results of researching alternate methods of interior duct systems in factory built housing located in hot humid climates. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-444-08.pdf | 1/14/2011 6:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 1 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 1 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3440 | 1 | Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Adams View: System Retrofit Research Report and Case Study Summary | The Yakama Nation Housing Authority (YNHA) is working to rehabilitate single family homes (two to four bedrooms) in its Adams View project using public and tax credit financing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38263.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3421 | 1 | Habitat Metro Denver -- Perfecting Award-Winning Affordable Homes Using Building America's Integrated Design Approach; Building America (Brochure) | Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to supply quality housing to poor families while reducing their energy cost burden, especially in light of ever-increasing energy prices. Habitat Metro Denver partnered | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36102.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 1 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 1 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 1 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3821 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Clarum Homes, Watsonville, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Clarum Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using improved building envelope, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clarum_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4738 | 1 | Building America House Simulation Protocols - Revised October 2010 | This document was developed to track and manage progress toward multi-year, average whole-building energy reduction research goals for new construction and existing homes, using a consistent reference | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/house_simulation_revised.pdf | 11/23/2010 10:32:57 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4667 | 1 | Summary of Gaps and Barriers for Implementing Residential Building Energy Efficiency Strategies | This report presents the key gaps and barriers to implementing residential energy efficiency strategies in the U.S. market, as identified in sessions at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Americ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/49162.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:41:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3849 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Habitat for Humanity, Newburgh, New York | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Habitat for Humanity's retrofit project on houses in the Newburgh, New York, historic neighborhoods to make them energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_newburgh_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4067 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ecofutures Building Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Ecofutures’ first Builders Challenge house has been equipped with extensive energy monitoring equipment | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_ecofutures.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3840 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Humid Climate: Houston | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hh_houston_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3841 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Humid Climate: New Orleans | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hh_norleans_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3842 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Marine Climate: Seattle | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_ma_seattle_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6536 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Quality Management System Guidelines | This Top Innovation profile describes quality management system tools that were customized for residential construction by BSC, IBACOS, and PHI, for use by builders, trades, and designers to help elim | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-9_quality_management_systems.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:20:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6551 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method of measuring air leakage is to perform single (or solo) blower door pressurization and/or depressurization test. In detached housing, the single blower door test measures leakag | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_predicted_envelope_leakage.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:32:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6553 | 1 | Predicted Versus Actual Savings for a Low-Rise Multifamily Retrofit in Boulder, Colorado | To determine the most cost-effective methods of improving buildings, accurate analysis and prediction of the energy use of existing buildings is essential. However, multiple studies confirm that analy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicted_savings_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 11:10:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 1 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6600 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado | All homes in the Stapleton community must be ENERGY STAR certified; New Town Builders has announced that it will build 250–300 new homes over the next 7–10 years, all of which will be Challenge Homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_NewTown_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:24:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6595 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: StreetScape Development, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois | These single-family, HERS 45 homes incorporate 2×6 wood framed walls with R-20 open cell spray insulation and OSB. The builder, StreetScape Development, won a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in the cust | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_StreetScape_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:29:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6570 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida | PNNL and FSEC helped Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County build three <60 HERS prototype homes, 30% better than their typical homes at a cost of only $1,500 more. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_westpalmbeach.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:07:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6355 | 1 | The Next Step Toward Widespread Residential Deep Energy Retrofits | The complexity of deep energy retrofits warrants additional training to successfully manage multiple improvements that will change whole house air, heat, and moisture flow dynamics. The home performan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/widespread_deep_energy_retrofits.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:27:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 1 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 1 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 1 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6483 | 1 | Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa’s HVAC SAVE Program | The objective of this project is to explore the energy savings potential of maximizing furnace and distribution system performance by adjusting operating, installation, and distribution conditions. Th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/iowa_hvac_save_project.pdf | 9/20/2013 10:54:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6485 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland - Second Year of Data Collection | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steam_balancing_multifamily2.pdf | 9/20/2013 11:10:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 1 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 1 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5186 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: SMUD's Jean Avenue Remodel Demonstration Program, Sacramento, CA | This case study describes how SMUD teamed with Building America partners to retrofit aging, foreclosed homes into high-performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smud_jean_ave.pdf | 9/28/2011 12:18:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5187 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: SMUD's 32nd Avenue Remodel Demonstration Program, Sacramento, CA | This case study describes a retrofit project between SMUD and Building America to create a high-performance home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smud_32nd_ave.pdf | 9/28/2011 12:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5188 | 1 | Laboratory Test Report for Fujitsu 12RLS and Mitsubishi FE12NA Mini-Split Heat Pumps | Mini-split heat pumps are being proposed as a new retrofit option to replace resistance heating in the Pacific Northwest. NREL has previously developed a field test protocol for mini-split systems to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fujitsu_mitsubishi_minisplit.pdf | 9/28/2011 5:51:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5192 | 1 | Field Test Protocol: Standard Internal Load Generation for Unoccupied Test Homes | This document describes a simple and general way to generate House Simulation Protocol (HSP)-consistent internal sensible and latent loads in unoccupied homes. It is newly updated based on recent expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_load_generation.pdf | 10/6/2011 6:16:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5208 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This report summarizes Building America research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate Region | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30percent_hot_dry.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:35:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 1 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5299 | 1 | Energy Savings Measure Packages: Existing Homes | This document presents the most cost effective Energy Savings Measure Packages (ESMP) for existing mixed-fuel and all electric homes to achieve 15% and 30% savings for each BetterBuildings grantee loc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_measures.pdf | 11/22/2011 4:06:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5973 | 1 | Long-Term Results: New Construction Occupied Test House, Urbana, Illinois | For this study, a house was designed and built to the Passive House (Passivhaus) Standard for low energy consumption. The house incorporates an airtight, super-insulated thermal enclosure, southern fa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/testhouse_urbana_il.pdf | 10/26/2012 6:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5998 | 1 | Hot Water Distribution System Model Enhancements | This project involves enhancement of the HWSIM distribution system model to more accurately model pipe heat transfer. Recent laboratory testing efforts have indicated that the modeling of radiant heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_dist_model.pdf | 11/28/2012 12:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 1 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6044 | 1 | Residential Feedback Devices and Programs: Opportunities for Natural Gas | Behavior-based approaches have been a growing interest in the energy efficiency field over recent years and the use of residential energy feedback has garnered particular interest. By providing an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/feedback_oppor_natural_gas.pdf | 12/20/2012 7:20:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 1 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 1 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6069 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Optimized Heating Systems Using Condensing Boilers and Baseboard Convectors | On August 11, 2011, in Denver, CO, a Building America Expert Meeting was held in conjunction with the Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting, to review and discuss res | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_heating_systems.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:24:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 1 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 1 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Gas-Fired Tankless and Storage Water Heater Approaches to Combination Water and Space Heating | Homebuilders are exploring more cost-effective combined space and water heating systems (combo systems) with major water heater manufacturers that are offering pre-engineered forced air space heating | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_gasfired_tankless_storagewh.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:06:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 6 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 156 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 147 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 87 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 47 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 45 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 43 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 41 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 36 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 21 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 20 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 19 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 19 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 17 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 17 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 17 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 16 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 15 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 15 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 15 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 13 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 13 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 13 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 12 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 12 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 12 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 11 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 10 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 9 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 9 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 9 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 9 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 9 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 8 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 8 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 8 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 8 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 8 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 8 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 8 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 8 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 8 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 7 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 7 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 7 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 7 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 7 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 7 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 6 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 6 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 6 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 6 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 6 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 6 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 5 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 5 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 5 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 5 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 5 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 5 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 5 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 5 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 5 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6714 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Ducts in Conditioned Space | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that found moving ductwork into the home’s conditioned space can save 8%-15% on energy costs, improve comfort, re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1g_ba_innov_ductsconditionedspace_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:44:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 5 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 5 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 5 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 4 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 4 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4875 | 4 | WPPI GreenMax-Scheller Residence: Near Zero Energy Monitoring Summary | This report describes results of GreenMax 2 monitoring project referred to as the GreenMax Net Zero Home, a demonstration home that can provide a wealth of information for the building
community. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wppi_greenmax2_monitoring.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:25:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 4 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 4 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 4 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 4 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 4 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 4 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 4 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 4 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 4 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 4 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 4 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 4 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 4 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 4 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 4 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 4 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 4 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 3 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 3 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 3 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 3 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 3 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 3 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3475 | 3 | New American Home, Atlanta, Georgia--2002 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31470.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 3 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 3 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 3 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 3 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 3 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6530 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Buried and Encapsulated Ducts | In this innovation profile, CARB research shows HVAC ducts that are encapsulated in closed-cell spray foam and buried in blown insulation in a vented attic meet the code requirements for ducts in cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-3_high_performance_ducts.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:15:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6944 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation and BIRA to design homes that achieve HERS <60 without PV or zero net energy with PV with ducts in dropped ceilings, R-50 attic insulation; HRVs wi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_artistic_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:41:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 3 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 3 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 3 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 3 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 3 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 3 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 3 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 3 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 3 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 3 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 3 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 3 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 3 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 3 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 3 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 3 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 3 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 2 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 2 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 2 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 2 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6582 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Preventing Thermal Bypass | This project highlights the importance of continuous air barriers in full alignment with insulation to prevent thermal bypasses and achieve high energy performance, and recommends use of ENERGY STAR's | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Preventing_Thermal_Bypass.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:02:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 2 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5341 | 2 | 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting Summary Report | This report provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program's Summer 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting. This meeting was held on August 9-11, 2 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/resid_mtg_report_august2011.pdf | 12/8/2011 6:43:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 2 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 2 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 2 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 2 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6344 | 2 | Verifying a Simplified Fuel Oil Field Measurement Protocol | The Better Buildings program is a U.S. Department of Energy program funding energy efficiency retrofits in buildings nationwide. The program is in need of an inexpensive method for measuring fuel oil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fuel_oil_measurement.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 2 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 2 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 2 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 2 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 2 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 2 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 2 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 2 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 2 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 2 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 2 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 2 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 2 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 2 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 2 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 2 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 2 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 2 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 2 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 2 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 2 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 2 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 2 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 2 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 2 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 2 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 2 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 2 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 2 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6698 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Cascade Apartments - Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington, which resulted in annual energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_cascade_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:51:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 2 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 2 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 2 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 2 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 2 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 2 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 2 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 2 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6910 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Cobblestone Homes — 2014 Model Home, Midland, MI | This builder's first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, scored HERS 49 without PV or HERS 44 with 1.4 kW of PV, and served as a prototype and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Cobblestone_09-19-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:29:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 2 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 2 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 2 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6955 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pulte Homes, Las Vegas, Nevada | The builder teamed with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC with ducts in conditioned space, jump ducts, and a fresh air intake; advanced framed walls; low-e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_pulte_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:37:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 2 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 2 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 2 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 2 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 2 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7675 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high-performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65445.pdf | 6/12/2017 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 2 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 2 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 1 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4878 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village | This article gives an overview of Wisdom Way Village, a community of affordable, sustainable solar homes in Greenfield, MA. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_wisdom_way_solar_village.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:25:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4871 | 1 | Rural Development Inc.-Wisdom Way: Near Zero Energy | This case study describes a community of efficient,affordable solar homes, featuring superior insulation, high performance windows, single,sealed-combustion, natural gas unit heaters, and photovoltaic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rdi_wisdom_way_case_study.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:32:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4873 | 1 | Utility Benefits of Homes Aprroaching "Zero Energy" | This report discusses monitoring and evaluation for a home that features energy efficiency measures, and solar thermal and electric systems. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/near%20zero%20energy/UtilityBenefitsofZEH.pdf | 12/17/2010 11:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 1 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4856 | 1 | Retrofitting America: A 1970s Home Energy Efficiency Analysis | This paper describes a modeling tool that Building America research team CARB developed to identify the energy benefits of various retrofit energy efficiency measures for a typical 1970’s ranch home i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_america_1970s_home_analysis.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:03:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 1 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4859 | 1 | Whole House Mechanical Ventilation: A South Chicago Case Study | This case study describes a neighborhood of efficient, healthy, sustainable, affordable homes in South Chicago, IL, that feature structural insulated panels (SIPs), condensing furnaces, sealed combust | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:27:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4793 | 1 | Building a Durable and Energy Efficient Home in Post-Katrina New Orleans | This report examines designing homes with key sustainability concepts, durability, and energy efficiency that can provide insurance to people in the event of a hurricane. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_post_katrina.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:12:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4794 | 1 | Introducing the Market to High-performance Building on Hilton Head Island | The whole-house performance approach described here builds a framework of principals,options, and plan for quality execution of producing high-performance homes.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hilton_head_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:26:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 1 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4816 | 1 | Sealing Air Barrier Penetrations | This information sheet explores various options for sealing air barrier penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealing_penetrations.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:53:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 1 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 1 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4828 | 1 | Ducts in Conditioned Space | This information sheet explains how moving the duct work and air handlers inside the thermal enclosure of a building can help
prevent energy loss. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ducts_conditioned.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:14:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4829 | 1 | Duct Sealing | This information sheet describes correct sealing of duct work, furnaces, and air handlers. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct_sealing.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4832 | 1 | Refrigeration System Installation and Startup Procedures, and AC Equipment Efficiency | This information sheet describes a series of measurements to evaluate a cooling system: air flow, pressures, temperatures, humidity levels, and power draw. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:54:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 1 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 1 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 1 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 1 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4755 | 1 | Project Home Again Phase I | This case study describes Project Home Again, a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single family detached residences in Gentilly, New | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_i_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4747 | 1 | Prairie Crossing Community | Prairie Crossing became the first community-scale Building America project in the country in 1996. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/prairie_crossing_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 1 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4769 | 1 | Burlingame Ranch Phase I | This case study describes the construction of energy efficient community-scale, affordable housing for Aspen, Colorado, residents meeting a 40% energy-savings target. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/burlingame_phase_i_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:54:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 1 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 1 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 1 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 1 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 1 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3459 | 1 | Strategies for Energy Efficient Remodeling: SEER 2003 Case Study Report | The goal of the Strategies for Energy Efficiency in Remodeling (SEER) project is to provide information, based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36474.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 1 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 1 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 1 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3879 | 1 | Energy Action: Reducing Energy Costs in Multifamily Housing | This fact sheet describes Energy Action, a partnership in San Francisco, and its efforts to help apartments be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/energy_action_final_070804.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3907 | 1 | Improved Framing and Ductwork Lower Energy Costs: McStain Enterprises - Longmont, Colorado | This document provides advice for saving money on energy efficient framework and ductwork. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27208.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3946 | 1 | The New American Home 2009: Las Vegas, Nevada; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | This brochure details the New American Home 2009, which demonstrates the use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44535.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4066 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Standard features of their homes include advanced framed 2x6 24-inch on center walls, R-21 blown insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_artistic.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 1 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3824 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ideal Homes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ideal Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in mixed humid climate using airtight envelope, high insulation, and high-efficiency HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ideal_homes_mixed-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3825 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Kacin Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using airtight envelope, efficient lighting, and tankless water heater. Evaluates cost i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_kacin_homes_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 1 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3848 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California | This is a Building America case study on a the first whole building energy efficiency retrofit project on an existing home conducted by Grupe's Green Home Solutions in Lodi, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_green_home_solutions.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3850 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Pasadena, California | This is a Building America fact sheet about HartmanBaldwin Design/Build's building science approach to retrofitting an existing house to increased energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_hartman_baldwin.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3852 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Tucson, AZ | This is a Building America fact sheet describing John Wesley Miller Companies energy efficiency retrofit project on a 47-year-old adobe house in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_john_wesley_miller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 1 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 1 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 1 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 1 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6434 | 1 | Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages | Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_delivery_packages.pdf | 8/5/2013 7:25:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 1 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6266 | 1 | Desiccant-Enhanced Evaporative Air Conditioning: Parametric Analysis and Design | Presented at the Second International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2012); Boulder, Colorado; August 1-4-, 2012 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dessicant_evap_air_cond.pdf | 6/4/2012 3:50:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 1 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6074 | 1 | Test Methods and Protocols for Environmental and Safety Hazards Associated with Home Energy Retrofits | A number of health hazards and hazards to the durability of homes may be associated with energy retrofitting and home renovation projects. Among the hazards associated with energy retrofit work, expo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_methods_and_protocols.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:23:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6042 | 1 | Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response | The focus of this project was to investigate the factors influencing consumer adoption of Home Energy Displays (HEDs) and to evaluate electricity consumption in households with basic HEDs versus enhan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_displays.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:19:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 1 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6100 | 1 | Retrofitting the Southeast: The Cool Energy House | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings research team has provided the technical engineering and building science support for a highly visible demonstration home that was unveiled at the Nat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cool_energy_house_retrofit.pdf | 2/22/2013 10:31:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 1 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6190 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC | Devoted Builders meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the cold climate with R-25 ICF walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 spray foam and cellulose attic floors. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_devoted_homes.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6192 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes | Quadrant moved ducts and high efficiency furnace inside conditioned space on nearly all 300 customizable house plans. The builder uses dry, true factory-assembled walls, extensive air sealing, and jus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_quadrant.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:14:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6193 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. | Schneider Homes cut energy use by 50% over the 2004 IECC on 28 homes built near Seattle in 2008. Schneider packed the walls with R-23 of blown fiberglass and blanketed the ceiling with R-38 of blown c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_schneider.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:21:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6194 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co. | Tom Walsh & Company’s homes in an urban infill project in Portland achieved meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the marine climate with R-21 fiberglass batt walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_tom_walsh.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:27:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 1 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 1 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5904 | 1 | Results From Development of Model Specifications for Multifamily Energy Retrofits | Specifications, modeled after CSI MasterFormat, provide the trade contractors and builders with requirements and recommendations on specific building materials, components and industry practices that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modelspecs_mutlifamily.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:47:25 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 1 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 1 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5932 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Key Innovations for Adding Energy Efficiency to Maintenance Projects | This report describes an expert meeting hosted by the Building America research team NAHB Research Center, which was held on February 8, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. The topic focused on efforts to incr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_key_innovations.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:55:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 1 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 1 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 1 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5878 | 1 | Retrofitting Air Conditioning and Duct Systems in Hot, Dry Climates | This technical report describes CARB's work with Clark County Community Resources Division in Las Vegas, Nevada, to optimize procedures for upgrading cooling systems on existing homes in the area to i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_ac_duct_systems.pdf | 7/19/2012 6:49:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5660 | 1 | An In-Depth Look at Ground Source Heat Pumps and Other Electric Loads in Two GreenMax Homes | Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with WPPI Energy to answer key research questions on in-field performance of ground-source heat pumps and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ground_sourcehp_greenmax.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5669 | 1 | Leveraging Limited Scope for Maximum Benefit in Occupied Renovation of Uninsulated Cold Climate Multifamily Housing | This project examines a large-scale renovation project within a 500 unit, 1960's era subsidized urban housing community. This research focuses on the airflow control and window replacement measures im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/renovation_uninsul_multifamily.pdf | 4/13/2012 11:22:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 1 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5651 | 1 | Summary of Code Barriers:Summary of Code and Standard Barriers to the Implementation of High Performance Home Systems Designs | Building codes serve to ensure minimum requirements for safety, durability, and energy efficiency of homes.To enable innovation and to support continual improvement, building codes are updated on a 2- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summary_code_barriers.pdf | 3/29/2011 2:25:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5653 | 1 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot | Through discussion of five case studies (test homes), this project evaluates strategies to elevate the performance of existing homes to a level commensurate with best-in-class implementation of high-p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_retrofit.pdf | 3/29/2012 4:30:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4893 | 1 | ReVision Home: On-Site Renewable Energy | This fact sheet discusses the photovoltaic energy system installed on the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/SunPower.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:35:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4942 | 1 | An Overview of Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP) Activities in Hot-Humid Climates | This report summarizes progress of the BAIHP tasks including: NightCool; interior duct systems in manufactured houses, ventilation and dehumidification, plug load reduction, solar and conventional do | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-439-09.pdf | 1/17/2011 12:29:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4968 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes | Every Artistic home sold in 2010 qualified for DOE's Builder Challenge certification and this case study describes their approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/artistic_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:52:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4992 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Cobblestone Homes | Cobblestone Homes of Freeland,MI quest to understand building science led to construction in 2010 of the "Vision Zero Project," a demonstration home that has earned a DOE Builders Challenge certificat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_cobblestone_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:23:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4995 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc. | Treasure Homes, Inc., achieved a HERS rating of 46 without PV on its prototype “Gem” home, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, thanks in part to training received from a Buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_treasure_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:50:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4998 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL | This 2,081-square-foot production home has a 16-SEER heat pump and ducts in conditioned space, a radiant barrier in the attic over R-38 blown cellulose to keep inside air cool for < 60 HERS without PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_greensmart_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:17:35 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5149 | 1 | Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers | This report summarizes the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by researchers from four national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_tech_roadmap.pdf | 7/22/2011 10:27:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5190 | 1 | Evaluation of Air Mixing and Thermal Comfort From High Sidewall Supply Air Jets | Uniform mixing of conditioned air with room air is an essential factor for providing comfort in homes. The objective of the study outlined in this report is to resolve the issue that the flow rates th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_jets_evaluation.pdf | 10/4/2011 11:20:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5192 | 1 | Field Test Protocol: Standard Internal Load Generation for Unoccupied Test Homes | This document describes a simple and general way to generate House Simulation Protocol (HSP)-consistent internal sensible and latent loads in unoccupied homes. It is newly updated based on recent expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_load_generation.pdf | 10/6/2011 6:16:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 1 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 1 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6532 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Next Generation Advanced Framing | This Top Innovation profile documents faster, smarter ways to employ three advanced framing techniques: continuous drywall, rim joist headers, and continuous sheathing for raised heel trusses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-2_advanced_framing.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:38:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6554 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of a Multifamily Retrofit in Climate Zone 5, Boulder, Colorado | In 2009, a 37-unit apartment complex located in Boulder, Colorado, underwent an energy retrofit to comply with Boulder SmartRegs Ordinance, a mandate that requires all rental properties to meet certai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:44:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6595 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: StreetScape Development, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois | These single-family, HERS 45 homes incorporate 2×6 wood framed walls with R-20 open cell spray insulation and OSB. The builder, StreetScape Development, won a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in the cust | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_StreetScape_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:29:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6600 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders, Denver, Colorado | All homes in the Stapleton community must be ENERGY STAR certified; New Town Builders has announced that it will build 250–300 new homes over the next 7–10 years, all of which will be Challenge Homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_NewTown_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:24:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6568 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Ravenwood Homes and Energy Smart Home Plans, Inc., Cape Coral, Florida | PNNL, Florida HERO, and Energy Smart Home Plans helped Ravenwood Homes achieve a HERS 15 with PV or HERS 65 without PV on a home in Florida with SEER 16 AC, concrete block and rigid foam walls, high-p | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ravenswood_energysmart.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:53:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6577 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida | PNNL and Florida Solar Energy Center worked with Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County to upgrade an empty 1996 home with a 14.5 SEER AC, heat pump water heater, CFLs, more attic insulation, and a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_palm_beach.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 1 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8047 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region, The Depot Neighborhood, Traverse City, MI | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -1 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls, ICF foundation walls, a vented attic, a ductless mini-spl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatgtr_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:14:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8058 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Sunroc Homes, Morton Road, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with foam-filled concrete block walls with exterior rigid foam, a vented | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_sunroc_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:21:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 1 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 1 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 1 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7632 | 1 | Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWHs, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65358.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 1 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7636 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Slab-Foundation Heat Transfer on Space-Conditioning Energy Use in Florida, Cocoa, Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65356.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:25:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7673 | 1 | DOE Building America Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Highlights: Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016 | Fact sheet showing the metrics from calendar year 2016 from Building America's various outreach activities, including website, webinars, publications, etc. Metrics report on data for outreach and stak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/68041.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:31:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 1 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 1 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6965 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Urbane Homes, Louisville, Kentucky | This builder worked with National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build HERS-57 homes with rigid foam insulated slabs and foundation walls, advanced framed walls, high-efficiency heat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_urbane_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6960 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Shaw Construction, Aspen, Colorado | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design affordable HERS-54 townhouses with central solar radiator space heating, PV, R-28 closed-cell spray foam under slab and R-26 in advanced | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_shaw_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 1 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6945 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: CDC Realty, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with ducts in insulated attics, solar water heating, tight air sealing, and rigid foam exterior sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cdc_realty_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6948 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Grupe, Rocklin, California | This builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Builldings to design HERS-54 homes that included PV roof tiles, SmartVent night ventilation cooling; and FreshVent continuous ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_grupe_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:59:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 1 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 1 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 1 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6913 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: John Hubert Associates — EXIT-0 House, North Cape May, NJ | This house is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder and won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 1,871-ft2 home features advanced-framed above-grade walls | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_JohnHubert_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:57:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6924 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes — Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This builder was honored for Most DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Built in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. By July 2014, Palo Duro had completed 152 homes since the program began in 2013 (under the or | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Palo_Duro_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:07:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7007 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | Fire-resistance rated (or area separation) wall assemblies present a great difficulty in air sealing/compartmentalization, particularly in townhouse construction. To address this challenge, Building S | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_multifamily.pdf | 1/19/2015 6:05:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 1 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 1 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 1 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 1 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 1 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 1 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6857 | 1 | Maximizing Information from Residential Measurements of Volatile Organic Compounds | Continually changing materials used in home construction and finishing can introduce new chemicals or changes in the VOC profile in residential air and the trend towards tighter homes can lead to high | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6120e-maximizing_information_from_residential-final.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:38:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6859 | 1 | Protocol for Maximizing Energy Savings and Indoor Environmental Quality Improvements when Retrofitting Apartments | The current focus on building energy retrofit provides an opportunity to simultaneously improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Toward this end, we developed a protocol for selecting packages of r | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6147e-protocol_for_maximizing_energy_savings.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:57:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6862 | 1 | Pollutant exposures from unvented gas cooking burners: A Simulation-based Assessment for Southern California | Residential natural gas cooking burners (NGCBs) can emit substantial quantities of pollutants, and they are typically used without venting range hoods. In this study, LBNL researchers quantified pollu | http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/1/ehp.1306673.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:36:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 1 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 1 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6768 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Energy Savings in All-Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy-saving measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, and evaluates those solutions to improve efficiency of affordable hous | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_electric_housing_northwest.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:43:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 1 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 1 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6785 | 1 | BEopt-CA (Ex): A Tool for Optimal Integration of EE, DR and PV in Existing California Homes | This project targeted the development of a software tool, BEopt-CA (Ex) (Building Energy Optimization Tool for California Existing Homes), that aims to facilitate balanced integration of energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_ex_california.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:38:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6609 | 1 | Ground Source Heat Pump Sub-Slab Heat Exchange Loop Performance in a Cold Climate | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heat_exchange_loop_cold.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:21:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 1 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6635 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Webb, Las Vegas Division | Case study of Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division, who certified nearly 1,200 homes to the DOE Builders Challenge between 2008 and 2012. All of the homes by Las Vegas’ biggest builder achieved HERS scores | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pultedelwebb_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:44:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6614 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Group Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit for 30% Energy Savings, Washington, D.C. | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_group_home_retrofit.pdf | 12/10/2013 12:00:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 1 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6723 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Moisture and Ventilation Solutions in Hot, Humid Climates: Florida Manufactured Housing | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America researchers who visited 24 manufactured home factories between 1996 and 2003 to investigate moisture problems while imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1g_ba_innov_floridamanufacturedhousing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:01:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6732 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: National Residential Efficiency Measures Database | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, which contains performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2a_ba_innov_natlresidefficiencymeasuresdb_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:46:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 1 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 1 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 1 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 1 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 1 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 1 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 1 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 1 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7204 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Glastonbury Housesmith, Hickory Drive, South Glastonbury, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 29 without PV -23 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with 5.5 blown fiberglass and 2.75” ri | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Glastonbury_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:41:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 1 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 1 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 1 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7489 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Emerald Star, Seatlle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 45 without PV or HERS 0 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_dwell_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 4:59:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 1 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 1 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 1 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 1 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 1 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 1 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 7 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 1375 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 757 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 408 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 200 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 123 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 42 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 40 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 31 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 26 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 19 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 18 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 17 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 17 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 15 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 13 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 12 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 12 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 11 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 11 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 11 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 10 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 9 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 9 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 9 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 9 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 8 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 8 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 8 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 7 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 7 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 7 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 7 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 6 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 6 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 6 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 6 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 6 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 6 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 6 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 6 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 6 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 6 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 6 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 6 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 5 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 5 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 5 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 5 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 5 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 5 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 5 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 5 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 5 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 5 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 5 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 5 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 5 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 5 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 5 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 5 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6445 | 5 | 56th & Walnut - A Philly Gut Rehab Development | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have be | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/56th_walnut_rehab.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:50:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 5 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 5 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 5 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 5 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7146 | 5 | Reducing Residential Peak Electricity Demand with Mechanical Pre-Cooling of Building Thermal Mass | This study uses an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modelling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-cooling of building thermal mass to shift electricity loads away from t | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_reducing_residential_peak_electricity_demand_with_mechanical_pre-cooling_of_building_thermal_mass.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:56:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 5 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 4 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3362 | 4 | Cambridge Homes Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mix of Housing Types | New houses designed by Cambridge Homes in Crest Hill, Illinois save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" design to the entire home product line. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 4 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 4 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 4 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 4 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 4 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 4 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 4 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 4 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 4 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 4 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 4 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 4 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 4 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 4 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 4 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 4 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 4 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 4 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 4 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 4 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 4 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 4 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 4 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5946 | 4 | Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Summer Technical Update Meeting, held on July 24-26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/2012_technical_update_mtg.pdf | 10/11/2012 2:43:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 4 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 4 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 4 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 4 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 4 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 4 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 4 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 4 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6483 | 4 | Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa’s HVAC SAVE Program | The objective of this project is to explore the energy savings potential of maximizing furnace and distribution system performance by adjusting operating, installation, and distribution conditions. Th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/iowa_hvac_save_project.pdf | 9/20/2013 10:54:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 4 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 4 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 4 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 4 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 4 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 4 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3448 | 3 | The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies | This guide seeks to advance the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Existing Residential Buildings Program (ERBP): to develop approaches that will enable the housing retrofit industry to deliver e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36057.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 3 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 3 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 3 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 3 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 3 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 3 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 3 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 3 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 3 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 3 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 3 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 3 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 3 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 3 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 3 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 3 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 3 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 3 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 3 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 3 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 3 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 3 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5998 | 3 | Hot Water Distribution System Model Enhancements | This project involves enhancement of the HWSIM distribution system model to more accurately model pipe heat transfer. Recent laboratory testing efforts have indicated that the modeling of radiant heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_dist_model.pdf | 11/28/2012 12:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 3 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 3 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 3 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4819 | 3 | Critical Seal (Spray Foam at Rim Joist) | This information sheet explains air leakage that occurs at the rim joist and how to remedy this problem. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/critical_seal.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 3 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 3 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 3 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 3 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 3 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 3 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 3 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 3 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 2 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 2 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 2 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 2 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 2 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3488 | 2 | Prairie Crossing Homes: Building America houses that use half as much energy | This document describes the development of Prairie Crossing Homes, Chicago, which are houses that cost almost 50% less to heat and cool. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26261.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4747 | 2 | Prairie Crossing Community | Prairie Crossing became the first community-scale Building America project in the country in 1996. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/prairie_crossing_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 2 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7399 | 2 | Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study | The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders’ business success. Focu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65070.pdf | 4/26/2016 4:13:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 2 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 2 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 2 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 2 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 2 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7634 | 2 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | Originally published in February 2016, this revision contains an added section called 'Evaluation of Complete Central System Replacement with Inverter-Driven Heat Pump,' which presents the designs and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/67009.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 2 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7632 | 2 | Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWHs, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65358.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 2 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 2 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 2 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 2 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 2 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 2 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 2 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7034 | 2 | Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | The 2012 IECC has an airtightness requirement of 3 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals test pressure for both single-family and multifamily construction in Climate Zones 3-8. Other programs (LEED, ASHR | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compartmentalization_methods_multifamily.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:52:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 2 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 2 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 2 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 2 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 2 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7142 | 2 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns for New Instrument Standards | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/chris_stratton_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flowmeasurement_methods_for_residential_hvacreturns_for_new_instrument_standards_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:52:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 2 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5415 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Water Management at Tub and Shower Assemblies | Due to the high concentrations of water and the consequential risk of water damage to the home’s structure a comprehensive water management system is imperative to protect the building assemblies unde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_tub_shower.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:36:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5728 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Cooling | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information on a cost-effective solution for reducing cooling system energy and demand in homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates. This guide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_vent_cooling.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:23:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 2 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 2 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 2 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 2 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4790 | 2 | Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Emission Rates in New Manufactured and Site-Built Houses | This study was conducted with the primary objective of characterizing and comparing the
airborne concentrations and the emission rates of total VOCs and selected individual VOCs,
including formaldeh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/voc_emissions_new_houses.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:41:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 2 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 2 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 2 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6090 | 2 | Assessing the Energy Savings of Tankless Water Heater Retrofits in Public Housing | This report describes the methodology, analysis, and findings from a case study of a 110 unit retrofit of gas tankless water heaters in a hot/humid climate in Alachua County, Florida.The gas-fired tan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tanklesswh_energy_savings.pdf | 2/1/2013 6:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5999 | 2 | Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States | This analytical study examines the opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits in residential archetypes constructed prior to 1980 (Pre-Code) in fourteen U.S. cit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofits_precode.pdf | 11/30/2012 6:31:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 2 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 2 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 2 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 2 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6485 | 2 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland - Second Year of Data Collection | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steam_balancing_multifamily2.pdf | 9/20/2013 11:10:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 2 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6919 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting — The Preserve, New Paltz, NY | These super-insulated homes all have R-22 insulated concrete form walls, R-20 closed-cell spray form under the slab, ground source heat pump, tight air sealing, and more—helping this builder to win a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Greenhill_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:12:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 2 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6922 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes — Pronghorn Ranch, Prescott Valley, AZ | The builder has certified 20 homes to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program and plans are underway for 50 more. Winner of a Production Builder prize in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the homes achie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Mandalay_09-19-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 2 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 2 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 2 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 2 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 2 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 2 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6615 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air-To-Water Heat Pumps with Radiant Delivery in Low Load Homes, Tucson, Arizona and Chico, California | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_airtowater_heatpumps.pdf | 12/10/2013 2:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 2 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6631 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Insight Homes - Seaford, DE, Deep Creek, DE | Case Study of Insight Homes who built 36 identical houses, three at a time, with increasing energy-efficiency measures in each generation until they arrived at the most cost-effective mix. Advanced fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_insight_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:29:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 2 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 2 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3811 | 1 | Albuquerque Revamps Funding and Housing | A fact sheet that details Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its plan to update public housing to be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/albuquerque_final102604.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 1 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 1 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 1 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3837 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Cold Climate: Chicago | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_c_chicago_dec08v2_r4.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3839 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Dry Climate: Phoenix | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hd_phoenix_dec08v2_r3.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3854 | 1 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Armory Park del Sol - Tucson, AZ | Building America factsheet on JW Miller, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using solar photovoltaics and hot water, efficient HVAC and duct system, and tankless water heater. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_jwmiller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4112 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ferrier_spotlight.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:31:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4740 | 1 | Concord Cape Prototype | This case study describes a house that is designed to achieve an 87% reduction in source energy use when compared to the 2009 Building America Benchmark, and features high-R walls, roof, and foundatio | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:15:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4665 | 1 | Example Procedures for Developing Acceptance-Range Criteria for BESTEST-EX | This document provides an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX. This example method for BESTEST-EX is a modified version o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_procedures.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:04:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4667 | 1 | Summary of Gaps and Barriers for Implementing Residential Building Energy Efficiency Strategies | This report presents the key gaps and barriers to implementing residential energy efficiency strategies in the U.S. market, as identified in sessions at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Americ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/49162.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:41:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3456 | 1 | Ryan Homes and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings | This document describes the Carborne Home in Rochester, New York, which is designed as a highly energy-efficient home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26476.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 1 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3477 | 1 | Northern Texas Builds Its First Zero Energy Home | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36790.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 1 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 1 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 1 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 1 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 1 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3440 | 1 | Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Adams View: System Retrofit Research Report and Case Study Summary | The Yakama Nation Housing Authority (YNHA) is working to rehabilitate single family homes (two to four bedrooms) in its Adams View project using public and tax credit financing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38263.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3399 | 1 | EcoVillage Cleveland at 58th St., Cleveland, Ohio | EcoVillage Cleveland works under the Building America premise that high performance homes must be sustainable both environmentally and economically. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31676.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 1 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3355 | 1 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 2009 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year, whole-house energy savings goals of 40%–70% and on-site power production of up to 30%, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Residential Buildings Program | http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/47246.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 1 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 1 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 1 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 1 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 1 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8030 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Addison Homes, The Emery, Greer, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 43 without PV, with 2x6 advanced framed walls, an insulated daylight basement, a sealed a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_addisonemery_013017.pdf | 5/3/2019 5:52:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8031 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Amaris Homes, Dominica Way, Maplewood, MN | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 13 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls, an insulated basement, a vented attic, and an air-source heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_amarisdominicia_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8058 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Sunroc Homes, Morton Road, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a hot humid climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with foam-filled concrete block walls with exterior rigid foam, a vented | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_sunroc_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:21:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7326 | 1 | Using Retrofit Nail Base Panels to Expand the Market for Wall Upgrades | This project evaluated the effectiveness and affordability of integrating retrofit insulated panels into a re-siding project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65183.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:53:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 1 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 1 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 1 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 1 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 1 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 1 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 1 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 1 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6714 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Ducts in Conditioned Space | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that found moving ductwork into the home’s conditioned space can save 8%-15% on energy costs, improve comfort, re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1g_ba_innov_ductsconditionedspace_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:44:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6733 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: House Simulation Protocols (the Building America Benchmark) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored House Simulation Protocols, which have helped ensure consistent and accurate energy-efficiency assessments for tens of thousan | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2b_ba_innov_housesimulationprotocols_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:50:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6737 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Vapor Retarder Classification | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research in vapor retarders. Since 2006 the IRC has permitted Class III vapor retarders like latex paint (see list above) in all climate zones u | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3b_ba_innov_vaporretarderclassification_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:16:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6727 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: ENERGY STAR for Homes Support | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America’s technical support to ENERGY STAR for Homes, which has labeled more than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR homes that have delivered $23 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3a_ba_innov_energystarforhomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 2:37:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 1 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 1 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 1 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6597 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Weiss Building & Development, Downers Grove, Illinois | This single-family home built in a peat bog has underground storage tanks and drainage tanks, blown fiberglass insulation, coated rigid polyisocyanurate, and flashing. The 3,600-square-foot custom hom | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:20:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6507 | 1 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:55:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6557 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Affordable Cold Climate Infill Housing with Hybrid Insulation Approach, Wyandotte, Michigan | Even builders who are relatively new to energy-efficient construction can consistently reach a target whole house airtightness of 1.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH50) with high R-value enclo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_affordable_infill.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:17:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6635 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Webb, Las Vegas Division | Case study of Pulte Homes Las Vegas Division, who certified nearly 1,200 homes to the DOE Builders Challenge between 2008 and 2012. All of the homes by Las Vegas’ biggest builder achieved HERS scores | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pultedelwebb_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:44:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6638 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tindall Homes - Princeton, NJ, Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ | Case Study of Tindall Homes, who worked with Building America to design an optimal package including advanced framing, insulated precast concrete basement walls, polyurethane foam in the walls, and R- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tindall_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:58:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6639 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes -Gainesville, FL | Case study of Tommy Williams Homes who has continued to outsell the competition with sales increasing despite the recession thanks to a systems-engineering approach developed with DOE’s Building Ameri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tommywilliams_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6643 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: William Ryan House - Tampa Division, Tampa, FL | Case study of William Ryan Homes, who cut energy use to achieve HERS scores of 65 to 70 on nine floor plans that will be featured in 277 homes in central Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_williamryan_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:28:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 1 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 1 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 1 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 1 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 1 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6836 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Capillary Break Beneath a Slab: Polyethylene Sheeting over Aggregate, Southwestern Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS worked with a builder of single- and multifamily homes in southwestern Pennsylvania (climate zone 5) to understand its methods of successfully using polye | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_capillary_break.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6839 | 1 | Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Residential Integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters | This paper explores the laboratory performance of five integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) across a wide range of operating conditions representative of U.S. climate regions. HPWHs are expected | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_hpwh.pdf | 7/22/2013 12:07:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 1 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 1 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6859 | 1 | Protocol for Maximizing Energy Savings and Indoor Environmental Quality Improvements when Retrofitting Apartments | The current focus on building energy retrofit provides an opportunity to simultaneously improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Toward this end, we developed a protocol for selecting packages of r | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6147e-protocol_for_maximizing_energy_savings.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:57:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6860 | 1 | Predicting Backdrafting and Spillage for Natural-Draft Gas Combustion Appliances: Validating VENT-II | VENT-II is a computer program designed to provide detailed analysis of natural draft and induced draft combustion appliance vent-systems (i.e., furnace or water heater). This program is capable of pre | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6193e.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:03:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 1 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6910 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Cobblestone Homes — 2014 Model Home, Midland, MI | This builder's first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, scored HERS 49 without PV or HERS 44 with 1.4 kW of PV, and served as a prototype and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Cobblestone_09-19-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:29:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6912 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: The Imery Group — Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA | The first certified Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia was honored in the Custom Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 2,811-ft2, two-story custom home has 2x6 advanced framed wa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_ImeryGroup%2009-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:49:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 1 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 1 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6945 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: CDC Realty, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-54 homes with ducts in insulated attics, solar water heating, tight air sealing, and rigid foam exterior sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cdc_realty_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6951 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller, Tucson, Arizona | This builder worked with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center to build two net-zero energy homes with foam-sheathed masonry walls, low-E windows 2.9 ACH50 air sealing, transfer gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_jwmiller_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:16:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6953 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Traditions, Vancouver, Washington | This builder worked with WSU Energy Extension/Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction to design HERS-65 homes with ducts in conditioned space, site grading and drain piping, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_new_traditions_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:25:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6960 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Shaw Construction, Aspen, Colorado | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design affordable HERS-54 townhouses with central solar radiator space heating, PV, R-28 closed-cell spray foam under slab and R-26 in advanced | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_shaw_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 1 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 1 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6542 | 1 | Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings: Boiler Control Replacement and Monitoring | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to implement and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hydronic_heat_retrofits_multifamily.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:41:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 1 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6465 | 1 | Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit | Under this project, Newport Partners (as part of the BA-PIRC research team) evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-plac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bay_ridge_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 1:43:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6355 | 1 | The Next Step Toward Widespread Residential Deep Energy Retrofits | The complexity of deep energy retrofits warrants additional training to successfully manage multiple improvements that will change whole house air, heat, and moisture flow dynamics. The home performan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/widespread_deep_energy_retrofits.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:27:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6315 | 1 | Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | Commissioning of instrumentation and limited short-term testing have been completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California. This house is intended to be used as a laboratory in whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/commissioning_fresno_retrofit.pdf | 7/9/2013 4:46:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 1 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6344 | 1 | Verifying a Simplified Fuel Oil Field Measurement Protocol | The Better Buildings program is a U.S. Department of Energy program funding energy efficiency retrofits in buildings nationwide. The program is in need of an inexpensive method for measuring fuel oil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fuel_oil_measurement.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6345 | 1 | Imagine Homes New Construction Occupied Test House | This report summarizes the research findings of a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate the performance of an energy-efficient home constructed in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. Monitoring of the energy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/imagine_homes_new.pdf | 7/22/2013 5:53:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 1 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 1 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6089 | 1 | Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations | This report presents improved air conditioner and heat pump modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools, with the goal of enabling more accurate evaluation of cost-effective equ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/modeling_ac_heatpump.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:39:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 1 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6042 | 1 | Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response | The focus of this project was to investigate the factors influencing consumer adoption of Home Energy Displays (HEDs) and to evaluate electricity consumption in households with basic HEDs versus enhan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_displays.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:19:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 1 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 1 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5982 | 1 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts | This report presents a cold climate project located in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, that examines the relationships among very energy efficient single-family reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_homes_marthavineyard.pdf | 11/5/2012 10:41:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 1 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5988 | 1 | West Village Community: Quality Management Processes and Preliminary Heat Pump Water Heater Performance | West Village, a multi-use project underway at the University of California Davis, represents a ground-breaking sustainable community incorporating energy efficiency measures and on-site renewable gene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_hpwh.pdf | 11/13/2012 1:53:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 1 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Gas-Fired Tankless and Storage Water Heater Approaches to Combination Water and Space Heating | Homebuilders are exploring more cost-effective combined space and water heating systems (combo systems) with major water heater manufacturers that are offering pre-engineered forced air space heating | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_gasfired_tankless_storagewh.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:06:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 1 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6192 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes | Quadrant moved ducts and high efficiency furnace inside conditioned space on nearly all 300 customizable house plans. The builder uses dry, true factory-assembled walls, extensive air sealing, and jus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_residential_case_study_quadrant.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:14:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6101 | 1 | Measured Cooling Performance and Potential for Buried Duct Condensation in a 1991 Central Florida Retrofit Home | FSEC conducted energy performance monitoring of two existing residences in Central Florida that were undergoing various retrofits. These homes were occupied by FSEC researchers and were fully instrume | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_cool_perf.pdf | 2/25/2013 10:29:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6071 | 1 | Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes | This report documents the results of an in-depth evaluation of energy consumption and thermal comfort for two potential net zero-energy homes (NZEHs) in Massachusetts, as well as an indoor air quality | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_iaq_low_energy.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:46:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6131 | 1 | TaC Studios New Construction Test House | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tac_studios.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:35:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4949 | 1 | How Energy Efficient are Modern Dishwashers? | This report presents measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers, those tested will | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1772-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:36:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 1 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 1 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 1 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4859 | 1 | Whole House Mechanical Ventilation: A South Chicago Case Study | This case study describes a neighborhood of efficient, healthy, sustainable, affordable homes in South Chicago, IL, that feature structural insulated panels (SIPs), condensing furnaces, sealed combust | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:27:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4874 | 1 | WPPI GreenMax-Chambers Residence: Near Zero Energy Monitoring Summary | This report discusses results of a study performed by the CARB team in partnership with WPPI Energy to monitor the energy performance of the Chambers GreenMax house for 15 months. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/near%20zero%20energy/WPPI%20GreenMax%201%20Monitoring%20Final%20Report.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:01:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4881 | 1 | Brainy Membrane | This article describes a vapor retarder that changes permeability with changing relative humidity provides added protection against moisture problems in exterior walls. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_Brainy%20Membrane.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:53:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4889 | 1 | ReVision Home: Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet discusses the heating and cooling upgrades to the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Trane.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:13:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4890 | 1 | ReVision Home: Tankless Water Heater | This fact sheet discusses the tankless water heater installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Rinnai.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:17:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4922 | 1 | Low Cost Interior Duct Systems for High Performance Homes in Hot Climates | This report describes the advantages of well designed and constructed interior duct systems. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-451-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 4:29:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 1 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 1 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 1 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4812 | 1 | Vapor Control Layer Recommendations | This information sheet describes the level of vapor control required on the interior side of framed walls with typical fibrous cavity insulation (fibreglass, rockwool, or cellulose, based on DOE clima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_control_layer.pdf | 12/8/2010 5:05:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4828 | 1 | Ducts in Conditioned Space | This information sheet explains how moving the duct work and air handlers inside the thermal enclosure of a building can help
prevent energy loss. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ducts_conditioned.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:14:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 1 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 1 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 1 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4853 | 1 | Tankless Water Heaters | This fact sheet gives an overview of function and energy-saving features of tankless water heaters. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tankless_water_heaters.pdf | 12/15/2010 7:07:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5913 | 1 | Results of Laboratory Testing of Advanced Power Strips | Presented at the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings on August 12-17, 2012, this presentation reports on laboratory tests of 20 currently available advanced power strip products, whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_power_strips.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:21:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5914 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Nonlinear Behavior of PCM When Applied into Building Envelope | Presented at the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 10th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference on July 23-26, 2012, this study analyzes the effects a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pcm_building_envelope.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:28:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5878 | 1 | Retrofitting Air Conditioning and Duct Systems in Hot, Dry Climates | This technical report describes CARB's work with Clark County Community Resources Division in Las Vegas, Nevada, to optimize procedures for upgrading cooling systems on existing homes in the area to i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_ac_duct_systems.pdf | 7/19/2012 6:49:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5594 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies | The Building Science Consortium held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July 30, 2011, at the Westford Regency Hotel in Westford, MA. This report outl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_mass_masonry.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:17:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5891 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls | This measure guideline provides recommendations for interior insulation assemblies that control interstitial condensation and durability risks; recommendations for acceptable thermal performance are a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_masonry.pdf | 8/7/2012 10:50:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5939 | 1 | Byggmeister Test Home: Cold Climate Multifamily Masonry Building Condition Assessment and Retrofit Analysis | This report describes a retrofit project undertaken by Building Science Corporation and partner Byggmeister on a multifamily brick row house located in Jamaica Plain, MA. This project studied the row | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/byggmeister_test_home.pdf | 10/2/2012 10:47:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5973 | 1 | Long-Term Results: New Construction Occupied Test House, Urbana, Illinois | For this study, a house was designed and built to the Passive House (Passivhaus) Standard for low energy consumption. The house incorporates an airtight, super-insulated thermal enclosure, southern fa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/testhouse_urbana_il.pdf | 10/26/2012 6:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 1 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5658 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Summary of Interior Ducts in New Construction, Including an Efficient, Affordable Method to Install Fur-Down Interior Ducts | This document illustrates guidelines for the efficient installation of interior duct systems in new housing, including the fur-up chase method, the fur-down chase method, and interior ducts positioned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ducts_new_con.pdf | 4/10/2011 6:04:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5665 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Achieving the Best Installed Performance from High-Efficiency Residential Gas Furnaces | This report describes a Building America expert meeting hosted on July 28, 2011, by the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) team. The purpose of this meeting was to identify installat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_resid_gas_furnaces.pdf | 4/11/2012 1:57:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5705 | 1 | Evaluation of Boulder, CO,SmartRegs Ordinance and Better Buildings Program | Under the SmartRegs ordinance in the city of Boulder, Colorado, all rental properties in the city must achieve an energy efficiency level comparable to a HERS Index of approximately 120 points or lowe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/boulder_smartregs.pdf | 4/25/2012 11:42:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5863 | 1 | Chicagoland Single-Family Housing Characterization | In this report, the PARR team identifies housing characteristics and energy use for fifteen housing types in the Chicagoland (Cook County, Illinois) region and specifies measure packages that provide | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chicagoland_housing_charac.pdf | 6/28/2012 6:02:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5865 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Attics in Multifamily Buildings | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for owners, builders, contractors, homeowners, and other stakeholders in the multifamily building industry, and focuses on challenges found in exist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_sealing_attics.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:27:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5416 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Advanced Construction Documentation Recommendations for High Performance Homes | As whole house energy efficiency increases, new materials and new systems require greater coordination and communication between industry stakeholders. This report presents four changes that are recom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strat_guide_constr_doc.pdf | 12/16/2011 5:43:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5427 | 1 | Technical Highlight: Evaluation of Humidity Control Options in Hot-Humid Climate Homes | This technical highlight describes NREL research to analyze the indoor relative humidity in three home types in the hot-humid climate zone, and examine the impacts of various dehumidification equipmen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_humidity_control.pdf | 12/27/2011 6:59:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5189 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Simplified Space Conditioning Strategies for Energy Efficient Homes | The purpose of this expert meeting was to recap the current state of knowledge in the area of simplified space conditioning systems in new and retrofitted house, and to provide a peer review of IBACOS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_space_cond.pdf | 9/28/2011 7:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 1 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 1 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 1 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 1 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7053 | 1 | Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes, Phase 2 | This report provides results from a second-phase research study of a phenomenon generally referred to as wind washing. Wind washing is the movement of unconditioned air around or through building ther | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wind-washing-issues-florida-homes.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:52:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7007 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | Fire-resistance rated (or area separation) wall assemblies present a great difficulty in air sealing/compartmentalization, particularly in townhouse construction. To address this challenge, Building S | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_multifamily.pdf | 1/19/2015 6:05:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6994 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Community-Scale Energy Modeling - Southeastern United States | Community-scale energy modeling and testing are useful for determining energy conservation measures that will effectively reduce energy use. To that end, IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility dat | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_communityscale_modeling.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:32:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 1 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 1 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 1 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 8 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 52 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 51 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 44 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 36 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 32 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 28 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 27 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 27 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 27 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 25 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 25 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 23 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 20 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 15 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 14 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 13 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 10 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 9 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 9 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 9 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 9 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 8 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 8 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 8 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6899 | 8 | Using Whole-House Field Tests to Empirically Derive Moisture Buffering Model Inputs | Building energy simulations can be used to predict a building's interior conditions, along with the energy use associated with keeping these conditions comfortable. These models simulate the loads on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/using_whole_house_field_tests.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:36:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 8 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 8 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 7 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 7 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 7 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 7 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6830 | 7 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | More than 1 million HUD-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the country. A survey of over 100 public housing authorities (PHAs) across the cou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/public_housing_retrofits.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 7 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 7 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 7 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 7 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 7 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 6 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 6 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 6 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6770 | 6 | Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_standoff_furring.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:42:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 6 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 6 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 6 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 6 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 6 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6547 | 6 | Long-Term Results from Evaluation of Advanced New Construction Packages in Test Homes: Lake Elsinore, Californi | This report presents the long-term evaluation results from a hot-dry climate project that examines the room-to-room temperature conditions that exist in a high performance envelope, the performance of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_construction_lake_elsinore.pdf | 11/7/2013 4:29:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 5 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 5 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 5 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6758 | 5 | 2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols | As Building America has grown to include a large and diverse cross-section of the home building and retrofit industries, it has become more important to develop accurate, consistent analysis technique | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f13/house_simulation_protocols_2014.pdf | 3/26/2014 4:52:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 5 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 5 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 5 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6827 | 5 | Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit | The Stockton house retrofit is a two-story Tudor style single family deep retrofit in the hot-dry climate of Stockton, CA. The home is representative of a deep retrofit option of the scaled home energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_dry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:00:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 5 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 5 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6549 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts, Jacksonville, Florida | Ductwork installed in unconditioned attics can significantly increase the overall heating and cooling costs of residential buildings. In fact, estimated duct thermal losses for single-family residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_buried_encaps_ducts.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:59:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 5 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6507 | 5 | Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This report presents the results of an energy performance and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Salishan phase 7 and demonstration homes were compared to Salishan phase 6 homes built to 2006 Washington | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings_in_energy-efficient_public_housing_pacific_nw.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:55:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 5 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 5 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 5 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 5 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 5 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 5 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 5 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4692 | 5 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This case study describes Green Coast Enterprises efforts to rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans through Project Home Again. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/green_coast_enterprises.pdf | 10/22/2010 5:10:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 5 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 5 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 4 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 4 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6900 | 4 | Using the Beopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines: Preprint | Verification and validation are crucial software quality control procedures to follow when developing and implementing models. This is particularly important because a variety of stakeholders rely on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_automated_sim_test.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:49:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 4 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 4 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 4 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 4 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 4 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 4 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 4 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 4 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6977 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings, Upstate New York | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_iecc_airsealing_multifamily.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:42:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 4 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 4 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 4 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 4 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 4 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 4 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 4 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 4 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7639 | 4 | Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support | IBACOS worked with builder Imagine Homes to evaluate the performance of an occupied new construction test house following construction of the house in the hot, humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64855.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:42:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 4 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 4 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5048 | 4 | Field Monitoring Protocol: Mini-Split Heat Pumps | This Building America program report provides a detailed method for accurately measuring and monitoring performance of a residential mini-split heat pump, which will be used in high-performance retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mini_split_pumps.pdf | 4/19/2011 10:44:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5209 | 4 | Building America System Research Results: Innovations for High Performance Homes | This report provides a summary of key lessons learned from the first 10 years of the Building America program and also included a summary of the future challenges that must be met to reach the program | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_america_lessons_2006.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:43:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 4 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 4 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 4 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3825 | 4 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Kacin Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in cold climate using airtight envelope, efficient lighting, and tankless water heater. Evaluates cost i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_kacin_homes_cold.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3830 | 4 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Palm Harbor Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot-humid climate using solar hot water, spray foam insulation, and SEER14 HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_bimini_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3856 | 4 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 19, 2008 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year whole-house energy savings goals of 40-70% and onsite power production of up to 30%, DOE's Residential Buildings Program and NREL developed the Building | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/44816.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 4 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6043 | 4 | Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats | Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_eval_thermostats.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 4 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 4 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6237 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers - Control Strategies for Optimizing Performance and Comfort in Residential Applications | This guide is intended for designers and installers of hydronic heating systems interested in maximizing the overall system efficiency of condensing boilers when coupled with baseboard convectors. It | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_boiler_control_strategies.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:55:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 4 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 4 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6132 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Air Conditioner Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Replacement | This guideline responds to the need for an efficient means of identifying, diagnosing, and repairing faults in air conditioning systems in existing homes that are undergoing energy upgrades. Inadequat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_cond_diagnostics.pdf | 3/21/2013 6:43:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 4 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 4 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 4 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 4 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 4 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6557 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Affordable Cold Climate Infill Housing with Hybrid Insulation Approach, Wyandotte, Michigan | Even builders who are relatively new to energy-efficient construction can consistently reach a target whole house airtightness of 1.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH50) with high R-value enclo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_affordable_infill.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:17:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 4 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 3 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 3 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 3 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 3 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 3 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 3 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 3 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 3 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6707 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Passive Room-to-Room Air Transfer, Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, assessed a strategy for providing conditioned air to bedrooms when the bedroom doors are closed and measured potential therm | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_passive_air_transfer.pdf | 2/27/2014 12:21:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6737 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Vapor Retarder Classification | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research in vapor retarders. Since 2006 the IRC has permitted Class III vapor retarders like latex paint (see list above) in all climate zones u | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3b_ba_innov_vaporretarderclassification_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:16:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6782 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_infiltration_ventilation.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:12:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6832 | 3 | West Village Student Housing Phase I: Apartment Monitoring and Evaluation | Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) worked with the University of California, Davis and the developer partner West Village Community Partnership (WVCP) to evaluat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_apartment_eval.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:54:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 3 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 3 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 3 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6936 | 3 | Challenges of Achieving 2012 IECC Air Sealing Requirements in Multifamily Dwellings | While previous versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) have included provisions to improve the air tightness of dwellings, for the first time, the 2012 IECC mandates compliance v | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenges_achieving_iecc_air_seal.pdf | 10/13/2014 10:01:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 3 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 3 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 3 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 3 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6551 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method of measuring air leakage is to perform single (or solo) blower door pressurization and/or depressurization test. In detached housing, the single blower door test measures leakag | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_predicted_envelope_leakage.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:32:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6555 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Multifamily Individual Heating and Ventilation Systems, Lawrence, Massachusetts | The conversion of an older Massachusetts building into condominiums illustrates a safe, durable, and cost-effective solution for heating and ventilation systems that can potentially benefit millions o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_multifamily_hvac.pdf | 11/11/2013 6:57:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 3 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 3 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 3 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 3 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 3 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6505 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland | Under this project, the BA-PIRC research team evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost-effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-place deep energy retrofit at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_bayridge_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:46:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 3 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6434 | 3 | Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages | Residential energy retrofit activities are a critical component of efforts to increase energy efficiency in the U.S. building stock; however, retrofits account for a small percentage of aggregate ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_delivery_packages.pdf | 8/5/2013 7:25:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 3 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 3 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6345 | 3 | Imagine Homes New Construction Occupied Test House | This report summarizes the research findings of a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate the performance of an energy-efficient home constructed in 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. Monitoring of the energy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/imagine_homes_new.pdf | 7/22/2013 5:53:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6466 | 3 | Occupant-in-Place Energy Efficiency Retrofit in a Group Home for 30% Energy Savings in Climate Zone 4 | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/group_home_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 3:08:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6467 | 3 | Short-Term Test Results: Transitional Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit in the Hot Humid Climate | This project evaluates the renovation of a 5,800 ft2, multi-use facility located in St. Petersburg, on the west coast of central Florida, in the hot humid climate. An optimal package of retrofit measu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transitional_retrofit_hothumid.pdf | 8/27/2012 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 3 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 3 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5984 | 3 | Retrofitting Combined Space and Water Heating Systems: Laboratory Tests | Better insulated and tighter homes can often use a single heating plant for both space and domestic water heating. These systems, called dual integrated appliances (DIA) or combination systems, can op | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/labtests_combi_spacewh.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:09:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 3 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 3 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3848 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California | This is a Building America case study on a the first whole building energy efficiency retrofit project on an existing home conducted by Grupe's Green Home Solutions in Lodi, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_green_home_solutions.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3836 | 3 | Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document | This document provides guidance to U.S. home builders participating in Builders Challenge. To qualify for the Builders Challenge, a home must score 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_quality_criteria.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3482 | 3 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes: Zero Energy Home Powers Up in North Texas; Building America | This fact sheet describes the first Zero Energy Home built in northern Texas. It describes the energy efficiency features and their advantages, and discusses details of its construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3485 | 3 | Oakbrooke Patio Homes, Pulte Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pulte-Minnesota has been working with Building Science Consortium and Building America since 1996 to build homes for severe cold climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31670.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3819 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes the first true zero E-scale home in a hot-dry climate with ducts inside, R-50 attic insulation, r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_artistic_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3821 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Clarum Homes, Watsonville, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Clarum Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in marine climate using improved building envelope, radiant barrier, and solar photovoltaics. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_clarum_marine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3823 | 3 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on GW Robinson, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using right sized HVAC, air handler in conditioned space, and radiant barrier. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_gwrobinson_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 3 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 3 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 3 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 3 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 3 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 3 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3473 | 3 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Move In | This document provides advice for healthy and affordable housing: practical recommendations for building, renovating, and maintaining housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32116.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 3 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3475 | 3 | New American Home, Atlanta, Georgia--2002 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31470.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3480 | 3 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Lakeside, Elk Grove, California | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Lakeside Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35306.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4861 | 3 | Cost, Design, and Performance of Solar Hot Water in Cold-Climate Homes | This paper examines long-term performance of two solar hot water heating systems in the northern climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_cold_climate.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:47:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 3 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 3 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4877 | 3 | Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study | This case study describes a partnership with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to renovate five Baltimore historic rowhouses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chfh_cross_street.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:57:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4796 | 3 | Guide to Insulating Sheathing | This guide examines new methods of enclosure designs that provide high thermal performance and long-term durability but also take opportunities to reduce material use, simplify or integrate systems an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/guide_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:15:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4814 | 3 | Vapor Permeance of Some Building Materials | This information sheet describes vapor permeance characteristics of the sheathing/cladding assembly as defined by the effective wet cup permeance of both the cladding and sheathing combined. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_permeance_chart.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 3 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 3 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 3 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3355 | 3 | Building America Research Benchmark Definition, Updated December 2009 | To track progress toward aggressive multi-year, whole-house energy savings goals of 40%–70% and on-site power production of up to 30%, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Residential Buildings Program | http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/47246.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 3 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 3 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 2 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8056 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: PepperTree Homes, Mad River Glen House, Waitsfield, VT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 18 with PV, with graphite enhanced SIPs walls and roof, ICF foundation, passive design, radiant | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_peppertreemadriverglen_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:08:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 2 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6863 | 2 | Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments | The research summarized in this report is part of a larger effort to evaluate the potential air quality impacts of using liquefied natural gas in California. A difference of potential importance betwe | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6626e_final.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 2 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6854 | 2 | Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Pollutant Levels in California Homes | This report presents results from the first year of a 2-year study, investigating associations of five air pollutants (CO, NO2, NOX, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde) with the presence of natural gas app | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/impact_of_natural_gas_appliances.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:11:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6829 | 2 | Energy Evaluation of a New Construction Pilot Community: Fresno, California | A new construction pilot community was constructed by builder-partner Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes based on a single occupied test house that was designed to achieve greater than 30% energy savings w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_construction_pilot_eva.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:25:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 2 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 2 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 2 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 2 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 2 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6768 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Energy Savings in All-Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy-saving measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, and evaluates those solutions to improve efficiency of affordable hous | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_electric_housing_northwest.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:43:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6773 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Madison Residence | This basement insulation project included a dimple mat conveying inbound moisture to a draintile, airtight spray polyurethane foam wall and floor insulation, and radiant floor heat installation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_upgrade.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:01:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 2 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6701 | 2 | Hybrid Wall Construction and Quality Control Issues in Wyandotte, Michigan | This report is the second report on the Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 project in Wyandotte, MI, and documents refinements to the design, construction, and quality control for the high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hybrid_wall_construction_wyandotte.pdf | 2/25/2013 11:10:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 2 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6735 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Model Simulating Real Domestic Hot Water Use | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research that is improving domestic hot water modeling capabilities to more effectively address one of the largest energy uses | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3b_BA_Innov_ModelSimRealDHW_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:07:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6732 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: National Residential Efficiency Measures Database | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, which contains performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2a_ba_innov_natlresidefficiencymeasuresdb_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:46:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6733 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: House Simulation Protocols (the Building America Benchmark) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored House Simulation Protocols, which have helped ensure consistent and accurate energy-efficiency assessments for tens of thousan | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2b_ba_innov_housesimulationprotocols_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:50:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6725 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Community Scale High Performance with Solar - Pulte Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Pulte Homes of Tucson’s work with Building America to apply a suite of energy-efficiency measures integrated with passive solar design and solar | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1i_ba_innov_pultehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:20:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6727 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: ENERGY STAR for Homes Support | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America’s technical support to ENERGY STAR for Homes, which has labeled more than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR homes that have delivered $23 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3a_ba_innov_energystarforhomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 2:37:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6698 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Cascade Apartments - Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington, which resulted in annual energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/case_study_cascade_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:51:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 2 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 2 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 2 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6643 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: William Ryan House - Tampa Division, Tampa, FL | Case study of William Ryan Homes, who cut energy use to achieve HERS scores of 65 to 70 on nine floor plans that will be featured in 277 homes in central Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_williamryan_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:28:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6634 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders - Pine Mountain, GA | Case study of Pine Mountain Builders who worked with DOE’s IBACOS team to achieve HERS scores of 59 on 140 homes built around a wetlands in Georgia. The team used taped rigid foam exterior sheathing a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pinemtn_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6631 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: Insight Homes - Seaford, DE, Deep Creek, DE | Case Study of Insight Homes who built 36 identical houses, three at a time, with increasing energy-efficiency measures in each generation until they arrived at the most cost-effective mix. Advanced fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_insight_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:29:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6988 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America research on HVAC air filter sizing that prompted a change in the California “Title 24” Energy Code requiring filter manufacturers, HVAC desi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/BA_innovations_2014__filter_sizing.pdf | 12/24/2014 9:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 2 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 2 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 2 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 2 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 2 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6932 | 2 | Field Test of Boiler Primary Loop Temperature Controller | Beyond these initial system efficiency upgrades are an emerging class of Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM) aftermarket controllers that dynamically respond to the boiler load, with claims of 10% to 30% o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_test_temp_controller.pdf | 10/8/2014 12:02:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 2 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 2 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 2 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 2 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 2 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 2 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 2 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 2 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 2 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 2 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 2 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 2 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3399 | 2 | EcoVillage Cleveland at 58th St., Cleveland, Ohio | EcoVillage Cleveland works under the Building America premise that high performance homes must be sustainable both environmentally and economically. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31676.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 2 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 2 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 2 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 2 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3364 | 2 | Cinco Ranch, Pulte Homes, Houston, Texas | Pulte-Houston began constructing Building America prototype houses in late 2000. They have overcome many challenges to now produce outstanding energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31675.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 2 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 2 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 2 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 2 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 2 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 2 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4818 | 2 | Air Barriers—Tub, Shower and Fireplace Enclosures | This information sheet describes how to seal large holes in the air barrier include bathtubs, showers, fireplace enclosures, and chimneys. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tub_fireplace_enclosure.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:12:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4801 | 2 | Review of Residential Ventilation Technologies | This paper reviews current and potential ventilation technologies for residential buildings, including a variety of mechanical systems, natural ventilation, and passive ventilation. with particular em | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-review-residential-ventilation-technologies/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/7/2010 3:47:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 2 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4795 | 2 | Water Management Details for Residential Buildings | This report explains the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water_management_residential.pdf | 12/7/2010 3:07:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 2 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4882 | 2 | ReVision Home: Building Insulation | This fact sheet describes the insulation used in the showcase ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/basf.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:45:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3481 | 2 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: The Ultimate Family Home, Las Vegas, Nevada (Brochure) | Brochure describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Ultimate Family Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35316.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 2 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3458 | 2 | State-of-the-Art Building Concepts Lower Energy Bills, Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada | Houses built by Pulte Homes as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program in Las Vegas, Nevada, save money for the home owners by reducing electric air-conditioning costs and gas | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31793.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 2 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3421 | 2 | Habitat Metro Denver -- Perfecting Award-Winning Affordable Homes Using Building America's Integrated Design Approach; Building America (Brochure) | Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to supply quality housing to poor families while reducing their energy cost burden, especially in light of ever-increasing energy prices. Habitat Metro Denver partnered | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36102.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3445 | 2 | The New American Home: Las Vegas, Nevada -- 2003 | The New American Home is an annual showcase project designed by committee and co-sponsored by the National Association of Home Builder’s National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) and Builder Mag | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32944.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3824 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ideal Homes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ideal Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in mixed humid climate using airtight envelope, high insulation, and high-efficiency HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ideal_homes_mixed-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3820 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Centex, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using advanced insulation techniques, engineered headers, and tankless water heaters | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_centex_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3811 | 2 | Albuquerque Revamps Funding and Housing | A fact sheet that details Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its plan to update public housing to be more energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/albuquerque_final102604.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 2 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3826 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland, Florida | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Lakeland Habitat for Humanity, an energy-efficient home builder in hot humid climate using sealed ducts and radiant barrier. Evaluates cost impacts. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lakeland_habitat_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3471 | 2 | Prototype House Provides Test Case for Energy-Efficient Systems: Mitchell Homes - Pensacola, Florida | This document describes the energy-efficient Mitchell Homes in Pensacola, Florida, which are energy efficient test houses utilizing a whole building approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27209.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 2 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5574 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: High Performance Residential Lighting | This report has been developed to provide a tool for the understanding and application of high performance lighting in the home. The strategies featured in this guide are drawn from recent advances in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guideline_high_perf_lighting.pdf | 2/27/2012 1:53:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 2 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 2 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6026 | 2 | Practices and Processes of Leading High Performance Home Builders in the Upper Midwest | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team proposed this study to gain insight into the business, sales, and construction processes of successful high performance builders. The knowledge gaine | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/practices_midwest_builders.pdf | 12/12/2012 10:09:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 2 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 2 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 2 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 2 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6082 | 2 | Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings | This study examines the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model, and its suitability for building simulations. The EMPD model is a compromise between the simple, inaccurate effective capacit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_moisture_penetration.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:22:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 2 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6076 | 2 | Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates | Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/phasechange_materials_south.pdf | 1/20/2013 10:49:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6604 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York | Eleven new townhomes comply with EPA's airPLUS criteria and use EPA WaterSense-qualifying features. Foundation walls are insulated on the exterior with XPS insulation. Non-shared walls use wall panels | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_IthacaNeighborhoodHousingServices_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:31:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6581 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulating Concrete Forms | This Pacific Northwest National Laboratory project investigated insulating concrete forms—rigid foam, hollow walls that are filled with concrete for highly insulated, hurricane-resistant construction. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/Insulating_Concrete_Forms.pdf | 11/21/2013 6:23:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6530 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Buried and Encapsulated Ducts | In this innovation profile, CARB research shows HVAC ducts that are encapsulated in closed-cell spray foam and buried in blown insulation in a vented attic meet the code requirements for ducts in cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-3_high_performance_ducts.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:15:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 2 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6490 | 2 | Short-Term Monitoring Results for Advanced New Construction Test House - Roseville, California | A builder (K. Hovnanian® Homes®), design consultant, and trades collaborated to identify a systems integrated measures package for a 2,253-ft² slab-on-grade ranch house to achieve a modeled energy sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_new_roseville.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:01:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6491 | 2 | Analysis of Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Measure Packages | Through the Chicagoland Single Family Housing Characterization and Retrofit Prioritization report, the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit research team characterized 15 housing types in the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_homeperf_energystar.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:12:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6533 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Performance Furnace Blowers | This Top Innovations profile describes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's work with furnace blower design that led to the creation of a standard for rating blowers, credits for the use of good bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-4_high_performance_furnace_blower.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:46:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6558 | 2 | New Whole-House Case Study: Transformations, Inc. Net Zero Energy Communities, Devens, Easthampton, Townsend, Massachusetts | In 2009, Transformations, Inc. partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation (BSC) to build new net zero energy houses in three developments in Massachusetts. The company has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_transformations.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:49:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6544 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Durability of Vapor Permeable Insulating Sheathing | In this project, Building America team Building Science Corporation researched some of the ramifications of using exterior, vapor permeable insulation on retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_moisture_vapor_permeable.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:53:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 1 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 1 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 1 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 1 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 1 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 1 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 1 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 1 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 1 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 1 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 1 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 1 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 1 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 1 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7143 | 1 | A simplified model for estimating population-scale energy impacts of building envelope air-tightening and mechanical ventilation retrofits | Changing the air exchange rate of a home (the sum of the infiltration and mechanical ventilation airflow rates) affects the annual thermal conditioning energy. Large-scale changes to air exchange rate | http://eetd.lbl.gov/publications/a-simplified-model-for-estimating-pop | 8/10/2015 5:33:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 1 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 1 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 1 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 1 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 1 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 1 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6990 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_hvac_airleakage.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:15:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6993 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | This case study describes a unique vocational program at Lancaster County Career Technology Center in Mount Joy, PA, where high school students are gaining hands-on construction experience in building | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_lancaster_greenhome3.pdf | 12/24/2014 12:46:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7007 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | Fire-resistance rated (or area separation) wall assemblies present a great difficulty in air sealing/compartmentalization, particularly in townhouse construction. To address this challenge, Building S | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_multifamily.pdf | 1/19/2015 6:05:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 1 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 1 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 1 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6629 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Grupe, Carsten Crossings, Rocklin CA | This case study describes a development of energy efficient and solar homes built by Grupe in Stockton, California. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_grupe_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:17:46 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 1 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 1 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 1 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6709 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Advanced Framing Systems and Packages | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing advanced 2x6, 24-inch on-center framing, single top plates, open headers, and 2-stud corners reduced board fee | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1b_ba_innov_advancedframing_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:20:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6728 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: DOE Challenge Home (Formerly Builders Challenge) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes DOE’s Builders Challenge. Hundreds of leading-edge builders across the country signed on to the Challenge and more than 14,000 homes earned the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3b_ba_innov_challengehome_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:16:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6723 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Moisture and Ventilation Solutions in Hot, Humid Climates: Florida Manufactured Housing | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America researchers who visited 24 manufactured home factories between 1996 and 2003 to investigate moisture problems while imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1g_ba_innov_floridamanufacturedhousing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:01:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6714 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Ducts in Conditioned Space | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that found moving ductwork into the home’s conditioned space can save 8%-15% on energy costs, improve comfort, re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1g_ba_innov_ductsconditionedspace_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:44:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6720 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-Performance with Solar Electric Reduced Peak Demand | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America solar home research that has demonstrated the ability to reduce peak demand by 75%. Numerous field studies have monitored power | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1c_ba_innov_premierhomes_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:25:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 1 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 1 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6781 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Using Indoor Air | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. O | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_indoor_air.pdf | 5/6/2014 8:04:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 1 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6785 | 1 | BEopt-CA (Ex): A Tool for Optimal Integration of EE, DR and PV in Existing California Homes | This project targeted the development of a software tool, BEopt-CA (Ex) (Building Energy Optimization Tool for California Existing Homes), that aims to facilitate balanced integration of energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_ex_california.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:38:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6811 | 1 | Building America Guidance for Identifying and Overcoming Code, Standard, and Rating Method Barriers | This guidance document was prepared using the input from the meeting summarized in the draft CSI Roadmap to provide Building America research teams and partners with specific information and approache | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/csi_guidance.pdf | 6/17/2014 10:00:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6883 | 1 | Insulated Concrete Form Walls Integrated With Mechanical Systems in a Cold Climate Test House | Transitioning from standard light frame to a thermal mass wall system in a high performance home will require a higher level of design integration with the mechanical systems. The much higher mass in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulated_concrete_walls_cold.pdf | 9/12/2014 1:02:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6828 | 1 | Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades Versus Cost-Optimized Solutions | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/illinois_home_performance_upgrades.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:06:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 1 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6895 | 1 | Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings | In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_crawlspace_retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:00:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6892 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Duct in Conditioned Space in a Dropped Ceiling or Fur-down, Gainesville, Florida | Forced-air distribution systems (duct systems) typically are installed out of sight for aesthetic reasons, most often in unconditioned areas such as attics or crawlspaces. Any leakage of air to or fro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_ducts_dropped_ceiling_furdown.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:02:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6912 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: The Imery Group — Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA | The first certified Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia was honored in the Custom Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 2,811-ft2, two-story custom home has 2x6 advanced framed wa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_ImeryGroup%2009-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:49:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6916 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Sterling Brook Custom Homes — Village Park Eco Home, Double Park, TX | This builder won a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this showcase home that serves as an energy-efficient model home for the custom home builder: 1,300 visitors toured th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sterling_Brook_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:32:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 1 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6939 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Low-Cost Evaluation of Energy Savings at the Community Scale - Fresno, California | In this project, IBACOS partnered with builder Wathen-Castanos Hybrid Homes to develop a simple and low-cost methodology by which community-scale energy savings can be evaluated based on results at th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_lowcost_eval_communityscale.pdf | 10/17/2014 12:06:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6964 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Treasure Homes, Sacramento, California | The builder worked with SMUD, DOE, NREL, and ConSol to build HERS-54 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts buried in attic insulation, SmartVent cooling, and rooftop PV.. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_treasure_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:24:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6973 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Foundation Heat Exchanger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee | The foundation heat exchanger, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a new concept for a cost-effective horizontal ground heat exchanger that can be connected to water-to-water or water-to-ai | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_foundation_heat_exchanger.pdf | 11/11/2013 4:25:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8059 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: TC Legend Homes, 19th Ave., Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a marine climate that got a HERS -2 with PV, with SIPs taped at all exterior joints, an ICF foundation walls, and an air-to-wat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_tclegend19th_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:24:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8030 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Addison Homes, The Emery, Greer, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 43 without PV, with 2x6 advanced framed walls, an insulated daylight basement, a sealed a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_addisonemery_013017.pdf | 5/3/2019 5:52:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8036 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Charis Homes, ICF Home, North Canton, OH | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 31 without PV, with 11-inch thick ICF walls, a geothermal heat pump with backup tankless water h | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_charisicf_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8047 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region, The Depot Neighborhood, Traverse City, MI | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -1 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls, ICF foundation walls, a vented attic, a ductless mini-spl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatgtr_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:14:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8055 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Paul Torcellini, Eastford Farm House, Eastford, CT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 2 with PV, with double stud walls, a daylight basement with interior rigid foam, an attic insula | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_paultorcellinieastford_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:51:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 1 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6536 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Quality Management System Guidelines | This Top Innovation profile describes quality management system tools that were customized for residential construction by BSC, IBACOS, and PHI, for use by builders, trades, and designers to help elim | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-9_quality_management_systems.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:20:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6526 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Inverted Attic Bulkhead for HVAC Ductwork, Roseville, California | In this project, the Building America research team, IBACOS, worked with K. Hovnanian Homes to monitor the effectiveness of the space conditioning system in a 2,253-ft single-story slab-on-grade ranch | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_inverted_attic_bulkhead.pdf | 10/29/2013 1:08:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 1 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 1 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6591 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson, Exeter, Rhode Island | This house, constructed by Caldwell and Johnson, should save its owners $600 per year over the 2009 IECC with the help of efficiency measures such as walls with OSB sheathing and R-13 open cell spray | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CaldwellJohnson_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:47:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 1 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6071 | 1 | Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes | This report documents the results of an in-depth evaluation of energy consumption and thermal comfort for two potential net zero-energy homes (NZEHs) in Massachusetts, as well as an indoor air quality | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_iaq_low_energy.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:46:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6157 | 1 | Approaches to 30 Percent Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate | BA-PIRC has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot humid climate zone to improve performance of production, or community scale, housing. Tommy Williams Homes (Gainesville, FL), Li | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/community_30percent_hothumid.pdf | 4/2/2013 5:48:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 1 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 1 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6190 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC | Devoted Builders meets 2012 IECC insulation requirements in the cold climate with R-25 ICF walls, R-25 slab insulation and R-49 spray foam and cellulose attic floors. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_devoted_homes.pdf | 4/15/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 1 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6090 | 1 | Assessing the Energy Savings of Tankless Water Heater Retrofits in Public Housing | This report describes the methodology, analysis, and findings from a case study of a 110 unit retrofit of gas tankless water heaters in a hot/humid climate in Alachua County, Florida.The gas-fired tan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tanklesswh_energy_savings.pdf | 2/1/2013 6:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 1 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6100 | 1 | Retrofitting the Southeast: The Cool Energy House | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings research team has provided the technical engineering and building science support for a highly visible demonstration home that was unveiled at the Nat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cool_energy_house_retrofit.pdf | 2/22/2013 10:31:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 1 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6269 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an Expert Meeting on Windows Options for New and Existing Homes on November 14, 2011, at the Nolte Building on the campus of the University of Minnes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_window_options.pdf | 6/5/2013 1:17:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 1 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6465 | 1 | Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit | Under this project, Newport Partners (as part of the BA-PIRC research team) evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-plac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bay_ridge_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 1:43:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 1 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 1 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 1 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 1 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 1 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 1 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5988 | 1 | West Village Community: Quality Management Processes and Preliminary Heat Pump Water Heater Performance | West Village, a multi-use project underway at the University of California Davis, represents a ground-breaking sustainable community incorporating energy efficiency measures and on-site renewable gene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/west_village_hpwh.pdf | 11/13/2012 1:53:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 1 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 1 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5575 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Mechanical Closets in Slab-on-Grade Homes | This measure guideline describes two fundamental retrofit strategies for air sealing around air handling systems that are located within the living space in an enclosed closet: one in which all of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_mech_closets.pdf | 2/28/2012 11:03:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5595 | 1 | Performance Evaluation of a Hot-Humid Climate Community | This report describes the Project Home Again community in New Orleans, a new development for high-performance, affordable homes for residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. Building Scienc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_hot_humid_community.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:27:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5659 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Evaporative Condensers | This measure guideline on evaporative condensers provides information on properly designing, installing, and maintaining evaporative condenser systems as well as understanding the benefits, costs, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_evap_condensers.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:46:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5665 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Achieving the Best Installed Performance from High-Efficiency Residential Gas Furnaces | This report describes a Building America expert meeting hosted on July 28, 2011, by the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) team. The purpose of this meeting was to identify installat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_resid_gas_furnaces.pdf | 4/11/2012 1:57:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5727 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Retrofit Implementation - A Neighborhood at a Time | This report provides information about a Building America expert meeting hosted by research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) on October 25, 2011, in New York City. The meeting | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_one_neighbd.pdf | 5/11/2012 10:47:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5470 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Improves Building Energy Simulation Programs Through Diagnostic Testing | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) to increase the quality and accuracy of energy analysis tools for the buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_bestest-ex.pdf | 1/9/2012 10:21:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 1 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3850 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Pasadena, California | This is a Building America fact sheet about HartmanBaldwin Design/Build's building science approach to retrofitting an existing house to increased energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_hartman_baldwin.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3852 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Tucson, AZ | This is a Building America fact sheet describing John Wesley Miller Companies energy efficiency retrofit project on a 47-year-old adobe house in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_john_wesley_miller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3868 | 1 | Creating Affordable Housing in the Northwest: Partners Collaborate to Build Model Housing Complex | This document describes how Spokane County, Washington, implemented a program to create more affordable housing by using energy efficient technologies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/rebuild_america/ship.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3907 | 1 | Improved Framing and Ductwork Lower Energy Costs: McStain Enterprises - Longmont, Colorado | This document provides advice for saving money on energy efficient framework and ductwork. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27208.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3918 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes in California; Building America (Brochure) | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4066 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Standard features of their homes include advanced framed 2x6 24-inch on center walls, R-21 blown insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_artistic.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4067 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ecofutures Building Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Ecofutures’ first Builders Challenge house has been equipped with extensive energy monitoring equipment | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_ecofutures.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4069 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on David Weekley Homes of Houston, Texas. The builder plans homes as a "system," with features such as wood-framed walls that are air-sealed then insulat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_weekley.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4070 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Yavapai College, Chino Valley, Arizona | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Yavapai College of Chino Valley, Arizona. These college students built a Building America Builders Challenge house that achieved the remarkably low HE | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_yavapai_college.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4112 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_ferrier_spotlight.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:31:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4113 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Pulte Phoenix Cabrillo Point | This is one in a series of case studies about builders who are constructing homes that meet Builders Challenge energy efficiency goals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_pulte_phoenix.pdf | 2/4/2010 6:36:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4144 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight – Tommy Williams Homes | Builders Challenge fact sheet highlighting performance and energy-efficiency features of Tommy Williams Homes, Longleaf case study, Gainesville, FL | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_zeh-cs_tommy-williams.pdf | 3/8/2010 4:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3828 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Masco’s Environments for Living Certified Green demo home at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating Syst | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_masco_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3829 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - NextGen Home, Las Vegas, Nevada | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on the NextGen demo home built in Las Vegas. The home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index score of 44 with R-40 spray foam attic insulation, R-4 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bc_spotlight_nextgen_web.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3831 | 1 | Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Pulte Las Vegas, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using improved insulation, engineered duct design, and sealed envelope. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builders_challenge_spotlight_pulte.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3833 | 1 | SummerHill Homes, San Francisco Bay Area, Fremont, California | Building America fact sheet on SummerHill Homes of Northern California. The Villa Savona Homes in Fremont, California were built using 15% fly ash in concrete, engineered lumber for floors, high effic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summerhill_villasavona_frommarine.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3440 | 1 | Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Adams View: System Retrofit Research Report and Case Study Summary | The Yakama Nation Housing Authority (YNHA) is working to rehabilitate single family homes (two to four bedrooms) in its Adams View project using public and tax credit financing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38263.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3388 | 1 | El Rancho Grande, an Artistic Homes project in Albuquerque, New Mexico | El Rancho Grande community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a project of Artistic Homes. It was built as part of the Building America program for energy-efficient homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31673.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3456 | 1 | Ryan Homes and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings | This document describes the Carborne Home in Rochester, New York, which is designed as a highly energy-efficient home. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26476.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3457 | 1 | Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that is focused on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36266.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 1 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 1 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3479 | 1 | Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol, Tucson, Arizona | Fact sheet describes the energy efficient and solar energy features of the Armory Park del Sol Zero Energy Home, participant in the Zero Energy Homes initiative. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35302.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3476 | 1 | New Building Approach Saves Energy and Cost: Retreat at the Bluffs Prototype, Pulte Homes, Tucson, Arizona | This document describes the Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and provides an overview of the many different energy-efficient systems installed in these homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28576.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4930 | 1 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report discusses how TIAX data, supplemented by the 2005 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)public use data set was used to make significant improvements in the prediction metods for est | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:54:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 1 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4934 | 1 | Comparison of the ENERGYGAUGE USA and BEopt Building Energy Simulation Programs | This report compares two hourly energy simulation softwares, BEopt and Energy Gauge USA, to ensure accuracy and evaluate agreement on the impact of various energy efficiency improvements.
| http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1814-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 4:37:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4949 | 1 | How Energy Efficient are Modern Dishwashers? | This report presents measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers, those tested will | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1772-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:36:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4969 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson | G.W. Robinson of Gainesville, Florida, worked with Building America partners Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO to achieve a true net zero energy home in 2010. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/gw_robinson_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:08:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4971 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne, Florida, is aiming for affordable net zero energy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/lifestyle_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:28:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4972 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes | Tommy Williams Homes of Gainesville, Florida, built two zero energy homes with help from DOE's Building America team members, the Florida Solar Energy Center and Florida HERO. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/tommy_williams_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 1 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5184 | 1 | Summary of Needs and Opportunities from the 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia, March 16-18, 2011 | This meeting brought together more than 200 professionals representing organizations with vested interest in energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings. Participants identified or reinfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/51289.pdf | 9/27/2011 5:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5188 | 1 | Laboratory Test Report for Fujitsu 12RLS and Mitsubishi FE12NA Mini-Split Heat Pumps | Mini-split heat pumps are being proposed as a new retrofit option to replace resistance heating in the Pacific Northwest. NREL has previously developed a field test protocol for mini-split systems to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fujitsu_mitsubishi_minisplit.pdf | 9/28/2011 5:51:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5193 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Hydronic Heating in Multifamily Buildings | This expert meeting was presented by the ARIES Collaborative, and discussed cost-effective controls and distribution retrofit options for hot water and steam space heating systems in multi-family buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hydronic.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:51:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 1 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4812 | 1 | Vapor Control Layer Recommendations | This information sheet describes the level of vapor control required on the interior side of framed walls with typical fibrous cavity insulation (fibreglass, rockwool, or cellulose, based on DOE clima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_control_layer.pdf | 12/8/2010 5:05:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 1 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4851 | 1 | Are Your Multi-Family Buildings Accessible? | This article highlights federal accessibility laws which may apply to a housing development, and also discusses common mistakes made in the field which, if avoided,
will help to ensure compliance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multi-family_accessibility_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 6:54:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 1 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4864 | 1 | Home Front Inc.: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes a model prototype home kit that is efficient and affordable and includes high-performance mechanical systems, HVAC, and solar water heating. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_front_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 3:49:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4865 | 1 | K2 Urbancorp, LLC.: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes a community of historically inspired energy efficient homes that met the 40% whole-house source energy savings by focusing primarily on tightening the building envelope and s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/k2_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4866 | 1 | Mercedes Homes: Hot, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes construction of a hurricane-resistant, energy efficient home that achieved 48% whole-house source energy savings over the Building America benchmark. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mercedes_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:10:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4868 | 1 | Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes the Overlook at Clipper Hill community homes in Baltimore, Maryland, which have been designed to perform 40+% better than the Building America benchmark house by combining ae | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sber_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:44:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4876 | 1 | Blue Sea Construction: Affordable Housing Case Study | This case study highlights Melrose II, New York, a high-performance and affordable multihousing complex in Bronx, New York. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bluesea_precast_builder_story.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:37:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4740 | 1 | Concord Cape Prototype | This case study describes a house that is designed to achieve an 87% reduction in source energy use when compared to the 2009 Building America Benchmark, and features high-R walls, roof, and foundatio | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:15:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4806 | 1 | Drainage Plane/Water Resistive Barrier for All Climates | This information sheet gives an overview of using drainage plane to control rainwater that can damage structures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/drainage_plane.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:53:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 1 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4828 | 1 | Ducts in Conditioned Space | This information sheet explains how moving the duct work and air handlers inside the thermal enclosure of a building can help
prevent energy loss. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ducts_conditioned.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:14:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 1 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 1 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4763 | 1 | Fairburn Community | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta, Georgia, featuring termite-proof insulation, advanced framing, and high-performance HVAC and windows. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fairburn_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:58:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 1 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4766 | 1 | Sandstone Subdivision 40% Prototype | This case study describes community-scale single family homes meeting 40% energy savings goal through airtightness, insulating sheathing, duct layout, and other efficiency measures.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sandstone_colter_prototype.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:21:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4768 | 1 | The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House | This case study describes development of a net zero energy home featuring high efficiency air and duct sealing, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and water conservation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/anderson_sargent.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:39:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4769 | 1 | Burlingame Ranch Phase I | This case study describes the construction of energy efficient community-scale, affordable housing for Aspen, Colorado, residents meeting a 40% energy-savings target. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/burlingame_phase_i_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:54:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4755 | 1 | Project Home Again Phase I | This case study describes Project Home Again, a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single family detached residences in Gentilly, New | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_i_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4756 | 1 | Project Home Again Phase II | Phase II is a continuation of a charitable residential community project in New Orleans that builds affordable and energy efficient single detached residences that are storm resistant. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_ii_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:56:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4757 | 1 | Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype | This case study describes development of a prototype live-work townhome that is highly efficient at 45% energy savings (95% counting photovoltaic system). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/zeta_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 4:19:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4743 | 1 | Greenbrier Prototype | This case study describes a prototype home that is the model home for the Homes at Greenbrier in Oakdale, Connecticut, and demonstrates the builder's concept of “attainable sustainable” of offering hi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/oakdale_greenbrier_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:52:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 1 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4748 | 1 | Copper Moon | This case study highlights Pulte Homes high-performance construction in Tucson, Arizona. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/copper_moon_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:05:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4749 | 1 | Coastal Habitats | The whole-house performance approach described in this case study leads to high-performance homes in the resort community of Hilton Head, South Carolina. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/coastal_habitats_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4750 | 1 | Eaglesprings and Waterhaven Communities | This case study describes two David Weekley Homes developments near Houston, Texas, that consist of single-family houses, and feature high performance in a production setting. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eagle_springs_water_haven_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:28:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 1 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 1 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 1 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 1 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3419 | 1 | Hathaway "Solar Patriot" House: A Case Study in Efficiency and Renewable Energy | This report details the monitored and modeled performance of a solar home outside of Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37731.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3344 | 1 | Building America - working with American builders for energy-efficient, green and sustainable houses | This 3-fold brochure describes the Building America program and its whole-house approach to energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/33227.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 9 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 28 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 25 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 21 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 17 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 17 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6808 | 17 | Mini-Split Heat Pumps Multifamily Retrofit Feasibility Study | Mini-split heat pumps can provide space heating and cooling in many climates and are relatively affordable. These and other features make them potentially suitable for retrofitting into multifamily bu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/minisplit_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 6/3/2014 5:26:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 16 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 15 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 15 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 14 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 13 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 12 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 11 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 9 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 9 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 8 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 8 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 8 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 8 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 8 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 7 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 7 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 6 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 6 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 6 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 6 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 6 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 6 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6741 | 6 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | With this new home—which achieved the highest rating possible under the National Green Building Standard—Nexus EnergyHomes demonstrated that green and affordable can go hand in hand. The mixed-humid c | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f9/case_study_nexus_energyhomes.pdf | 3/7/2014 11:46:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 5 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 5 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 5 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5651 | 5 | Summary of Code Barriers:Summary of Code and Standard Barriers to the Implementation of High Performance Home Systems Designs | Building codes serve to ensure minimum requirements for safety, durability, and energy efficiency of homes.To enable innovation and to support continual improvement, building codes are updated on a 2- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/summary_code_barriers.pdf | 3/29/2011 2:25:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 5 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 5 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 5 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 5 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 4 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 4 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 4 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 4 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 4 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 4 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 4 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 4 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 4 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 4 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 4 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 4 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6697 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Winchester Homes and Camberly Homes | The Partnership for Home Innovation team worked with the builder to develop a new set of high performance home designs—including advanced wall and HVAC systems—that could be applicable on a production | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_winchester_camberley_homes.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:20:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 4 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 4 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 4 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 4 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 3 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 3 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 3 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 3 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 3 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4884 | 3 | ReVision Home: Windows and Patio Doors | This fact sheet describes the approach taken to increase efficiency of windows and patio doors in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/Milgard.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:58:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 3 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5888 | 3 | National Green Building Standard Analysis | DOE's Building America Program is a research and development program to improve the energy performance of new and existing homes. The ultimate goal of the Building America Program is to achieve exampl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ngbs_analysis.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:46:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 3 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 3 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 3 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6759 | 3 | Performance Results for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Community | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012, 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/der_pilot_mass_rhodeisland.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:26:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 3 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6856 | 3 | Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector | Effective residential envelope air sealing reduces infiltration and associated energy costs for thermal conditioning, yet often creates a need for mechanical ventilation to protect indoor air quality. | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6053_0.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:31:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 3 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 3 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 3 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 3 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 3 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 3 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 3 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 3 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 2 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 2 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 2 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4968 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes | Every Artistic home sold in 2010 qualified for DOE's Builder Challenge certification and this case study describes their approach. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/artistic_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 12:52:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 2 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5658 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Summary of Interior Ducts in New Construction, Including an Efficient, Affordable Method to Install Fur-Down Interior Ducts | This document illustrates guidelines for the efficient installation of interior duct systems in new housing, including the fur-up chase method, the fur-down chase method, and interior ducts positioned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ducts_new_con.pdf | 4/10/2011 6:04:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5705 | 2 | Evaluation of Boulder, CO,SmartRegs Ordinance and Better Buildings Program | Under the SmartRegs ordinance in the city of Boulder, Colorado, all rental properties in the city must achieve an energy efficiency level comparable to a HERS Index of approximately 120 points or lowe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/boulder_smartregs.pdf | 4/25/2012 11:42:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5574 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: High Performance Residential Lighting | This report has been developed to provide a tool for the understanding and application of high performance lighting in the home. The strategies featured in this guide are drawn from recent advances in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guideline_high_perf_lighting.pdf | 2/27/2012 1:53:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5594 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies | The Building Science Consortium held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July 30, 2011, at the Westford Regency Hotel in Westford, MA. This report outl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_mass_masonry.pdf | 3/7/2012 4:17:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 2 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 2 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 2 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 2 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 2 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 2 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 2 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 2 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 2 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 2 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 2 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 2 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 2 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 2 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7675 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high-performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65445.pdf | 6/12/2017 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 2 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8146 | 2 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, Suffolk County LandBank Attainable Housing, East Patchogue, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_United_Way_Long_Island_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:59:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 2 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 2 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 2 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 2 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 2 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 2 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6972 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings, Cambridge, Massachusetts | The ARIES Collaborative, a U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team, partnered with NeighborWorks America affiliate Homeowners' Rehab Inc. (HRI) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_control_multifamily.pdf | 11/11/2014 4:17:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 2 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 2 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6590 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders, New Fairfield, Connecticut | This LEED Platinum home was built on the site of a 60-year-old bungalow that was demolished. It boasts views of Candlewood Lake, a great deal of daylight, and projected annual energy savings of almost | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_BPC_GreenBuilders_062214.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:39:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6608 | 2 | Moisture Management for High R-Value Walls | This report explains the moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study. In this project, hygrothermal simulations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_management_high_rwalls.pdf | 12/2/2013 7:10:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 2 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6101 | 2 | Measured Cooling Performance and Potential for Buried Duct Condensation in a 1991 Central Florida Retrofit Home | FSEC conducted energy performance monitoring of two existing residences in Central Florida that were undergoing various retrofits. These homes were occupied by FSEC researchers and were fully instrume | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_cool_perf.pdf | 2/25/2013 10:29:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6088 | 2 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing | This technical report is focused primarily on laboratory testing that evaluates wind pressure performance characteristics for wall systems constructed with exterior insulating sheathing. This researc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_wind_pressure_test_.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5931 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Wall Air Sealing and Insulation Methods in Existing Homes; An Overview of Opportunity and Process | This guide provides renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and
insulation in an energy retrofit project. It also outlines the potential proj | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wall_airsealing.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:46:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 2 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 2 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 2 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 1 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3405 | 1 | Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall: January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 | In most wall assemblies, connection details around windows have been the source of problems with water penetration into the building. This report describes how to install a window into a wall with ins | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37583.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 1 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3455 | 1 | Unvented Attic Increases Energy Efficiency and Reduces Duct Losses: Pulte Homes - Sun Lake at Banning, California | New houses in the Sun Lakes at Banning subdivision are designed by Pulte Homes with technical support from the Building Science Consortium as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America P | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30909.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3379 | 1 | Attic Access: Provide Adequate Insulation Coverage and Air Sealing for the Access between Living Space and the Unconditioned Attic | This document describes the importance of, and provides advice for, improving air sealing in your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26447.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3820 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Centex, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using advanced insulation techniques, engineered headers, and tankless water heaters | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_centex_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3830 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Palm Harbor Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot-humid climate using solar hot water, spray foam insulation, and SEER14 HVAC. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_bimini_hot-humid.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3850 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Pasadena, California | This is a Building America fact sheet about HartmanBaldwin Design/Build's building science approach to retrofitting an existing house to increased energy efficiency. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_hartman_baldwin.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3907 | 1 | Improved Framing and Ductwork Lower Energy Costs: McStain Enterprises - Longmont, Colorado | This document provides advice for saving money on energy efficient framework and ductwork. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27208.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 1 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 1 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 1 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4756 | 1 | Project Home Again Phase II | Phase II is a continuation of a charitable residential community project in New Orleans that builds affordable and energy efficient single detached residences that are storm resistant. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_pha_ii_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 3:56:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 1 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 1 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4803 | 1 | Groundwater Control | This information sheet explains how to properly manage water around building foundation systems. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_101_groundwater_ed.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:36:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 1 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4665 | 1 | Example Procedures for Developing Acceptance-Range Criteria for BESTEST-EX | This document provides an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX. This example method for BESTEST-EX is a modified version o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_procedures.pdf | 9/21/2010 10:04:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3356 | 1 | Building America Research is Leading the Way to Zero Energy Homes | In a Florida study, a prototype near zero energy home outperforms a conventional model by providing most of its own power needs throughout the year. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37547.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 1 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 1 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5731 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Transitioning HVAC Companies to Whole House Performance Contractors | This report describes the findings from research IBACOS conducted related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) companies who have made the decision to transition to whole house perform | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_contractors.pdf | 5/11/2012 11:49:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4971 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne, Florida, is aiming for affordable net zero energy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/pdfs/lifestyle_spotlight.pdf | 2/16/2011 1:28:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5427 | 1 | Technical Highlight: Evaluation of Humidity Control Options in Hot-Humid Climate Homes | This technical highlight describes NREL research to analyze the indoor relative humidity in three home types in the hot-humid climate zone, and examine the impacts of various dehumidification equipmen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_humidity_control.pdf | 12/27/2011 6:59:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5550 | 1 | Residential Energy Efficiency Research Planning Meeting Summary Report | This report summarizes key findings and outcomes from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Research Planning meeting, held on October 28-29, 2011, in Washingt | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ee_research_planning_mtg.pdf | 2/16/2012 6:34:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5194 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting Report: Transitioning Traditional HVAC Contractors to Whole House Performance Contractors | This expert meeting was hosted by the IBACOS Building America research team to determine how HVAC companies can transition from a traditional contractor status to a service provider for whole house en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_hvac_contr.pdf | 10/11/2011 4:58:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4849 | 1 | General PV Specification | This fact sheet gives a brief overview of testing, mounting, and system components of photovoltaic electric systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pv_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4852 | 1 | What's Wrong with My Home? The simple answer may be…you. | This fact sheet discusses how occupant behavior can have the greatest influence on energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeowner_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 6:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4924 | 1 | Opportunities for Energy Conservation and Improved Comfort From Wind Washing Retrofits in Two-Story Homes - Part II | This report focuses on a specific type of wind washing where wind can push attic air into the floor cavity btween first and second stories of the home through ineffective air barriers - Part II. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-PF-450-10.pdf | 1/12/2011 6:10:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4943 | 1 | Very Low Energy Homes in the United States: Perspectivies on Performance from Measured Data | This reports describes how Florida Solar Energy Center measured annual performance data from a dozen recent-vintage very low energy homes in North America. Many of the designs combine greater energy | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-RR-302-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 12:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4949 | 1 | How Energy Efficient are Modern Dishwashers? | This report presents measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers, those tested will | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1772-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 4:36:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4953 | 1 | Improved Duct Systems Task Report with StageGate 2 Analysis | This report is about Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership's work with two industry partners, Davalier Homes and Southern Energy Homes, in constructing and evaluating prototype interior | http://fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1738-07.pdf | 1/17/2011 5:25:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6064 | 1 | Fort Benning Indianhead Townhome Renovations | The NAHB Research Center partnered with production builder Winchester/Camberley Homes to build a DOE Building America New Construction Test House (NCTH). This single family, detached house, located i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ft_benning_townhome_renov.pdf | 1/8/2013 11:04:46 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 1 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6071 | 1 | Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes | This report documents the results of an in-depth evaluation of energy consumption and thermal comfort for two potential net zero-energy homes (NZEHs) in Massachusetts, as well as an indoor air quality | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_iaq_low_energy.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:46:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 1 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5932 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Key Innovations for Adding Energy Efficiency to Maintenance Projects | This report describes an expert meeting hosted by the Building America research team NAHB Research Center, which was held on February 8, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. The topic focused on efforts to incr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_key_innovations.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:55:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5941 | 1 | Housing Stock Characterization Study: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Retrofit Impact | A residential energy efficiency retrofit loan program depends on a self-sustaining finance option and optimized retrofit measures that recoup their unsubsidized costs through energy bill savings alone | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_stock_charac.pdf | 10/3/2012 4:59:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 1 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5970 | 1 | Winchester/Camberley Homes New Construction Test House Design, Construction, and Short-Term Testing in a Mixed-Humid Climate | The NAHB Research Center partnered with production builder Winchester/Camberley Homes to build a new construction test house in the mixed-humid climate zone of Silver Spring, MD in June 2011. The goal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/winchester_camberly_mixedhumid.pdf | 10/24/2012 11:53:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 1 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 1 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 1 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6092 | 1 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Exploratory Study | The key objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the feasibility of the development or adoption of technologies that would enable a large percentage of existing homes in cold climates to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_found.pdf | 2/8/2013 3:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 1 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 1 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6104 | 1 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program Specification Development | The DOE research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_ee_manufactured.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:04:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6105 | 1 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Program Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use | A multi-year pilot energy efficiency retrofit project has been undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 co-operative of circa 1930 and '40 homes. The three predominate construction methods of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt_homes_pilot.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:11:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6159 | 1 | Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin | To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_retrofit_wisconsin.pdf | 4/3/2013 10:05:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 1 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 1 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5902 | 1 | Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies | Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_cond_pcmm.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5913 | 1 | Results of Laboratory Testing of Advanced Power Strips | Presented at the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings on August 12-17, 2012, this presentation reports on laboratory tests of 20 currently available advanced power strip products, whic | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_power_strips.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:21:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5930 | 1 | Whole-House Design and Commissioning in the Project Home Again Hot-Humid New Construction Community | Building Science Corporation has been working with Project Home Again since 2008 and has consulted on the design of around 100 affordable, energy efficient new construction homes for victims of hurric | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_home_again_whdesign.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6613 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Technology Solutions for New Manufactured Homes, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_manufactured_homes.pdf | 12/8/2013 12:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6634 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders - Pine Mountain, GA | Case study of Pine Mountain Builders who worked with DOE’s IBACOS team to achieve HERS scores of 59 on 140 homes built around a wetlands in Georgia. The team used taped rigid foam exterior sheathing a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_pinemtn_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:49:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6651 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Moisture Management of High-Walls | Moisture management of high-R walls is important to ensure optimal performance.
This case study, developed by Building America team Building Science Corporation, focuses on how eight high-R walls han | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_moisture_highrwalls_0.pdf | 1/10/2014 5:04:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6656 | 1 | Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hood_river_passive.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:37:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6598 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah | As the first net zero-energy production home certified in Utah, this house incorporates two 94% efficient tankless water heaters and two roof-mounted solar panels that preheat the home's water supply. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Garbett_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:35:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 1 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6489 | 1 | Transformations, Inc.: Partnering To Build Net-Zero Energy Houses in Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/transformations.pdf | 9/23/2013 6:53:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6492 | 1 | Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation | This simulation study adapts and applies the general framework described in BESTEST-EX (Judkoff et al 2010) for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods. BEopt/DOE-2.2 is use | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/automated_model_calibration.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6543 | 1 | Comfort and HVAC Performance for a New Construction Occupied Test House in Roseville, California | K. Hovnanian® Homes constructed a 2,253-ft2 single-story slab-on-grade ranch house for an occupied test house (new construction) in Roseville, California. One year of monitoring and analysis focused o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_hvac_roseville.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:47:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6559 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | By working with builder partners on test homes, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program can vet whole-house building strategies and avoid potential unintended consequ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_performance_house.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:53:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6562 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving the Field Performance of Natural Gas Furnaces | The objective of this project is to examine the impact that common installation practices and age-induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measur | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_gas_furnace_perf.pdf | 11/14/2013 4:37:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6271 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results | The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership held an expert meeting on Foundations–Research Results on November 15, 2011, in Minneapolis, MN. Audience participation was actively encouraged during eac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_foundation_research.pdf | 6/5/2013 2:19:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6342 | 1 | Twenty Years On!: Updating the IEA BESTEST Building Thermal Fabric Test Cases for ASHRAE Standard 140 | ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs applies the IEA BESTEST building thermal fabric test cases and example simulation res | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bestest_update_ashrae140.pdf | 7/19/2013 5:36:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6344 | 1 | Verifying a Simplified Fuel Oil Field Measurement Protocol | The Better Buildings program is a U.S. Department of Energy program funding energy efficiency retrofits in buildings nationwide. The program is in need of an inexpensive method for measuring fuel oil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fuel_oil_measurement.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6356 | 1 | Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged in the U.S. residential water heating market and have the potential to provide homeowners with significant energy savings. However, there are q | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_energy_savings.pdf | 7/31/2013 4:25:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 1 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6206 | 1 | Efficient Multifamily Homes in a Hot Humid Climate by Atlantic Housing Partners | With assistance from the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and its Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), Atlantic Housing Partners (AHP) has implemented a high | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_hothumid_ahp.pdf | 4/24/2013 2:33:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6703 | 1 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House | In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_conditioning_lowload_homes.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:41:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 1 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6695 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hood River Passive House | The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the Europ | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hood_river.pdf | 2/19/2014 12:12:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6722 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Affordable High Performance in Production Homes: Artistic Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Artistic Homes, a successful New Mexico production builder, who went from code-minimum to under HERS 50 standard on every home, with optional PV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1e_ba_innov_artistichomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 12:55:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6733 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: House Simulation Protocols (the Building America Benchmark) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored House Simulation Protocols, which have helped ensure consistent and accurate energy-efficiency assessments for tens of thousan | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_2b_ba_innov_housesimulationprotocols_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:50:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6737 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Vapor Retarder Classification | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research in vapor retarders. Since 2006 the IRC has permitted Class III vapor retarders like latex paint (see list above) in all climate zones u | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3b_ba_innov_vaporretarderclassification_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:16:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6761 | 1 | Field Trial of a Low-Cost, Distributed Plug Load Monitoring System | Researchers have struggled to inventory and characterize the energy use profiles of the ever-growing category of so-called miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) because plug-load monitoring is cost-proh | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/distributed_plug_load_monitoring.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:37:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 1 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 1 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6890 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cold Climate Foundation Wall Hygrothermal Research Facility, Cloquet, Minnesota | This case study describes the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Residential Research Facility (CRRF) in northern Minnesota, which features more than 2,500 ft2 of below-grade space for building system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_cold_climate_foundation_research_0.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:28:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 1 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 1 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 1 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 1 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6942 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Town Builders' Power of Zero Energy Center - Denver, Colorado | New Town Builders, a builder of energy efficient homes in Denver, Colorado, offers a zero energy option for all the homes it builds. To attract a wide range of potential homebuyers to its energy effic | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:03:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6947 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to build moisture- and flood-resistant HERS- 65 affordable homes on pier foundations, with borate pressure-treated lumber, wind-resistant OSB shea | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_greencoast_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 6:55:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6950 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes, Seaford, Delaware | This builder worked with IBACOS to design HERS-49 homes with high-efficiency HVAC, ducts in insulated crawl spaces, raised heel trusses, dehumidifiers, and central manifold plumbing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_insight_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6961 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes, Columbus, New Jersey | The builder worked with IBACOS to build 20 HERS-58 homes with R-49 mixed attic insulation, poly-iso foam in advanced framed walls, precast concrete basement walls with rigid foam, tight airsealing, an | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tindall_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:13:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 1 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6970 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate, New Orleans, Louisiana | The purpose of this project by Building Science Corporation was to evaluate the humidity control performance of new single family high performance homes, and compare the interior conditions and mecha | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_supplemental_dehumidification_hothumid.pdf | 11/6/2014 4:40:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8029 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Addison Homes, Invision Zero Home, Greer, SC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 47 without PV, with 2x6 advanced framed walls, an unvented conditioned crawl space, an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_addisoninvision_013017.pdf | 5/3/2019 5:38:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8044 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Greenhill Contracting, Taylor Street, New Paltz, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -5 with PV, with ICF walls, , a spray foam-insulated unvented roof, and a ground-source heat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_greenhilltaylor_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:59:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8045 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, The Julia Plan, Hickory, NC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, with 2x4 advanced framed walls with exterior rigid foam, an unvented c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatcatawba_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:05:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8048 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Healthy-E-Community Enterprises of Virginia Inc., The Villas at Rocketts Landing, Richmond, VA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 0 with PV, with 2x4 framed walls with advanced house wrap, a sealed conditioned crawl spa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_healtherocketts_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8049 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: High Performance Homes, Garrison Falls, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 14 with PV, 6.5-inch SIPs, an insulated vented attic, a geothermal heat pump, and an ERV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_highperformancegarrison_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:24:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8054 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, McElmo Canyon Custom, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS -13 with PV, with 2x6 plus 2x4 double-framed walls, a conditioned crawl space, an insulated atti | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mantellheckathorn_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8056 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: PepperTree Homes, Mad River Glen House, Waitsfield, VT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 18 with PV, with graphite enhanced SIPs walls and roof, ICF foundation, passive design, radiant | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_peppertreemadriverglen_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:08:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8057 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Revival Homes, Perkins Road, New Hartford, CT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -12 with PV, with pre-cast concrete wall panels with exterior rigid foam, a SIPs attic, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revivalperkins_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:16:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7855 | 1 | Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control | Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1416954.pdf | 2/8/2018 1:37:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 1 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8142 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Foothills at the Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mandalay_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:42:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8145 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Panacea, Denver, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Thrive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 1 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 1 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7673 | 1 | DOE Building America Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Highlights: Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016 | Fact sheet showing the metrics from calendar year 2016 from Building America's various outreach activities, including website, webinars, publications, etc. Metrics report on data for outreach and stak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/68041.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:31:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 1 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7226 | 1 | Using Solar Hot Water to Address Piping Heat Losses in Multifamily Buildings | Solar thermal water heating is most cost effective when applied to multifamily buildings and some states offer incentives or other inducements to install them. However, typical solar water heating des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar-hot-water-piping-heat-multifamily.pdf | 10/26/2015 2:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 1 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 1 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 1 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 1 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7321 | 1 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase II: Shallow Plus Retrofits | The BAPIRC team and Florida Power and Light (FPL) electric utility pursued a pilot phased energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida by creating detailed data on the energy and economic performance | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65366.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 1 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 1 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 1 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 1 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 1 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 1 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 1 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 1 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 1 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 1 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 1 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 1 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 1 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7154 | 1 | Using a Ventilation Controller to Optimize Residential Passive Ventilation For Energy and Indoor Air Quality | One way to reduce the energy impact of providing residential ventilation is to use passive and hybrid systems. However, these passive and hybrid (sometimes called mixed-mode) systems must still meet c | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_using_a_ventilation_controller_to_optimize_residential_passive_ventilation_for_energy_and_indoor_air_quality.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:57:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 1 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 1 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 1 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 10 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 32 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 17 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 15 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 15 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 14 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 14 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 14 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 13 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 13 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 12 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 11 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 11 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 10 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 10 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 9 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7237 | 9 | Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/combustion-safety-protocol-field.pdf | 11/6/2015 9:11:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 9 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 9 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 8 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 8 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 8 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 8 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 8 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 8 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 8 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 7 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 7 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 7 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 7 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 7 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8145 | 7 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Panacea, Denver, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Thrive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 6 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 6 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 6 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 6 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 6 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 6 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5740 | 6 | Measure Guideline: Replacing Single-Speed Pool Pumps with Variable Speed Pumps for Energy Savings | This measure guideline evaluates potential energy savings by replacing traditional single-speed pool pumps with variable speed pool pumps, and provides a basic cost comparison between continued uses o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_pool_pump.pdf | 5/30/2012 4:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8146 | 6 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, Suffolk County LandBank Attainable Housing, East Patchogue, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_United_Way_Long_Island_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:59:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 6 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 6 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 6 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 6 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 5 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 5 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 5 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 5 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 5 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 5 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 5 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 5 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7195 | 5 | Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/aerosol-based-enclosure-sealing-technology.pdf | 9/28/2015 10:01:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 5 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7317 | 5 | Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast | Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are finally entering the mainstream residential water heater market. Potential catalysts are increased consumer demand for higher energy efficiency electric water heati | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64904.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:57:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 5 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7637 | 5 | Building America Case Study: Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments, Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30 percent over the pre-existing conditions in a minimally intrusive multifamily retrofit project. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65177.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:33:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 5 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 5 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 5 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 4 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3435 | 4 | Whole-building Design Increases Energy Efficiency in a Mixed-Humid Climate: Ideal Homes - Norman, Oklahoma | New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of "whole-building" des | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30504.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 4 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 4 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5705 | 4 | Evaluation of Boulder, CO,SmartRegs Ordinance and Better Buildings Program | Under the SmartRegs ordinance in the city of Boulder, Colorado, all rental properties in the city must achieve an energy efficiency level comparable to a HERS Index of approximately 120 points or lowe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/boulder_smartregs.pdf | 4/25/2012 11:42:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5652 | 4 | Chamberlain Heights Redevelopment: A Large Scale, Cold Climate Study of Affordable Housing Retrofits | The City of Meriden Housing Authority (MHA) collaborated with affordable housing developer Jonathon Rose Companies (JRC) to complete a gut renovation of 124 residential units in the Chamberlain Height | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chamberlain_hghts_redev.pdf | 3/29/2012 4:23:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 4 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8144 | 4 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction, The Lupine Model, Fort Collins, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Revive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:50:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 4 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 4 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 4 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 4 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 4 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 4 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 4 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7219 | 4 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System: Concept Investigation and Initial Evaluation | A new and innovative High-R wall design, referred to as the Extended Plate & Beam (EP&B), is under development. The EP&B system uniquely integrates foam sheathing insulation with wall framing such tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-system.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:38:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 4 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 4 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6712 | 4 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: High-R Walls | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research on high-R-value walls showing the difference between rated and whole wall R values and the need for vented cladding to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1e_ba_innov_highr_walls_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:34:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6748 | 4 | Air Distribution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable Housing | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrof | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_distribution_retrofit.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:17:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6843 | 4 | Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_multifamily_buildings.pdf | 8/1/2014 4:08:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 4 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4739 | 3 | Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype | In this case study,
Building Science Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell on a retrofit of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bedford_farmhouse_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:07:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4763 | 3 | Fairburn Community | Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta, Georgia, featuring termite-proof insulation, advanced framing, and high-performance HVAC and windows. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fairburn_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:58:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 3 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 3 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3374 | 3 | Air Sealing | This fact sheet describes ventilation and the importance of sealing air leaks and providing controlled ventilation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26446.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 3 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 3 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6787 | 3 | Disaggregating Hot Water Use and Predicting Hot Water Waste in Five Test Homes | While it is important to make the equipment (or "plant") in a residential hot water system more efficient, the hot water distribution system also affects overall system performance and energy use. Ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_use_waste_test.pdf | 5/7/2014 1:20:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 3 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6937 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Supplemental Dehumidification in Warm-Humid Climates | This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_dehumidification_warmhumid.pdf | 10/14/2014 9:49:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6983 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_selecting_ventilation_systems.pdf | 12/10/2014 5:06:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6943 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Initial and Long-Term MOvement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_cladding_movement_ext_insulation.pdf | 10/28/2014 7:11:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 3 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6444 | 3 | Predicting Envelope Leakage in Attached Dwellings | The most common method for measuring air leakage is to use a single blower door to pressurize and/or depressurize the test unit. In detached housing, the test unit is the entire home and the single bl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicting_envelope_leakage.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:41:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 3 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6239 | 3 | Moisture Research - Optimizing Wall Assemblies | In this project, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team evaluated several different configurations of wall assemblies to determine the accuracy of moisture modeling and make rec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_research_walls.pdf | 5/21/2013 6:04:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6616 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: 56th and Walnut: A Philly Gut Rehab Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have been re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_56th_and_walnut.pdf | 12/10/2013 3:18:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 3 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7030 | 3 | EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community | CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consis | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ecovillage-net-zero-community.pdf | 3/5/2015 12:30:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 3 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 3 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 3 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7080 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs | This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution of a flat roof assembly. It describes the strategies and procedures for an exte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-zerh-flat-roofs.pdf | 6/1/2015 4:16:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 3 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 3 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7647 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Multifamily Central Heat Pump Water Heaters, Davis, California | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66429.pdf | 3/22/2017 2:03:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 3 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7660 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Residential Mechanical Precooling, Roseville, California | Precooling is an operational strategy with potentially no up-front cost that cools occupied spaces earlier in the day to minimize or avoid afternoon air conditioner operation. In its simplest form, pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/63343.pdf | 5/11/2017 7:41:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 3 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 3 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 3 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 3 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 3 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8142 | 3 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Foothills at the Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mandalay_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:42:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3849 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Habitat for Humanity, Newburgh, New York | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Habitat for Humanity's retrofit project on houses in the Newburgh, New York, historic neighborhoods to make them energy efficient. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_newburgh_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 2 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 2 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3373 | 2 | Advanced Wall Framing | This fact sheet provides information on advanced framing techniques for constructing a wood-framed house. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 2 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 2 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 2 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4744 | 2 | Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype | This case study describes a partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, Building Science Corporation, and the community to build a comfortable, healthy, durable and ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/habitat_westford_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:18:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4753 | 2 | ICI Showcase House Prototype | Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype Showcase House that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI currently prom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/daytona_ici_showcase_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:28:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 2 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4789 | 2 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Walls Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirements for better thermal control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_value_walls_case_study_2011.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:32:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4882 | 2 | ReVision Home: Building Insulation | This fact sheet describes the insulation used in the showcase ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/basf.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:45:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 2 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5866 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls | This measure guideline provides information on an effective method to insulate the interior of existing brick masonry walls with extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board. The guide outlines step-by | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_rigid_foam.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:35:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5149 | 2 | Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers | This report summarizes the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by researchers from four national laboratories (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_tech_roadmap.pdf | 7/22/2011 10:27:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4995 | 2 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc. | Treasure Homes, Inc., achieved a HERS rating of 46 without PV on its prototype “Gem” home, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, thanks in part to training received from a Buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_treasure_cold.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:50:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5031 | 2 | Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes | This study used EnergyPlus to investigate humidity issues on a typical mid-1990s reference home, a 2006 International Energy Conservation Code home, and a high-performance home in a hot-humid climate; | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyplus_dehumid.pdf | 3/22/2011 12:19:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5840 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Aerosol for Enclosure Air Sealing | This report presents a process for improving the air tightness of a building envelope by sealing shell leaks with an aerosol sealing technology. Both retrofit and new construction applications are pos | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/test_aerosol_airsealing.pdf | 6/8/2012 10:49:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 2 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 2 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 2 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 2 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7331 | 2 | Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits | The Building America research team Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions Collaborative (ARIES) worked with four public housing authorities
(PHAs) to develop packages of energy-efficiency r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65353.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:27:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 2 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 2 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 2 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7644 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Deep Retrofits, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67797.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:22:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 2 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7093 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Double-Stud Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution that provides insulation to the interior of the wall assembly with the use of a double stud wall. The guide describes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deep-energy-enclosure-double-stud-walls.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:50:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7094 | 2 | Implementing a Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project | An objective of this project was to gain a highly visible foothold for residential buildings built to the U.S. Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) specification that can be used to en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/implementing-zerh-multifamily.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:58:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7156 | 2 | Development of an Outdoor Temperature Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control | The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model developed in this study combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_development_of_an_outdoor_temperature-based_control_algorithm_for_residential_mechanical_ventilation_control.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:28:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7222 | 2 | Analysis of Joint Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring | Adding insulation to the interior side of walls of masonry buildings in cold (and wet) climates may cause performance and durability problems. Some concerns, such as condensation and freeze-thaw, have | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/masonry-moisture-content-monitoring.pdf | 10/13/2015 9:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 2 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7085 | 2 | Analyzing Design Heating Loads in Superinsulated Buildings | Super-insulated homes offer many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much more comfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/heating-loads-superinsulated-buildings.pdf | 6/16/2015 5:35:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7072 | 2 | Low-Load Space Conditioning Needs Assessment | With limited low-load options in the HVAC market, many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment - thus facing penalties in system efficiency, comfort, and cost. To brid | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-load-space-conditioning-assessment.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7056 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls | This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit (DEER) solution for insulating mass masonry buildings from the interior. It describes the retrofit assembly, technical details, and in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/enclosure-retrofit-masonry-walls.pdf | 5/4/2015 5:13:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 2 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 2 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7011 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Shore Road Project - Old Greenwich, Connecticut | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Old Greenwich, CT, that scored HERS 40 without PV and HERS 27 with PV. This 4,100 ft2 custom home has 13-inch ICF basement walls and 11-inch I | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_MurphyBrosConstruction_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 2 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7023 | 2 | Interaction of Unvented Attics With Living Space in Three Northeast Homes | Unvented roof assemblies are becoming common in North American construction. It is estimated that over 100,000 have been constructed since 1995 (Schumacher 2007). According to RECS 2011, more than 30% | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-attics-livingspace-northeast.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:43:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6553 | 2 | Predicted Versus Actual Savings for a Low-Rise Multifamily Retrofit in Boulder, Colorado | To determine the most cost-effective methods of improving buildings, accurate analysis and prediction of the energy use of existing buildings is essential. However, multiple studies confirm that analy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/predicted_savings_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 11/11/2013 11:10:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 2 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6677 | 2 | Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) has evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_variablespeed_furnacefans.pdf | 2/4/2014 5:32:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6445 | 2 | 56th & Walnut - A Philly Gut Rehab Development | Load-bearing brick-masonry multifamily buildings are prevalent in urban areas across much of the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In most instances, these buildings are uninsulated unless they have be | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/56th_walnut_rehab.pdf | 8/7/2013 12:50:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6504 | 2 | Systems Evaluation at the Cool Energy House | Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) monitored several advanced mechanical systems within a 2012 deep energy retrofitted home in the small Orlando suburb of Windermere, FL. This report provides perfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/systems_eval_cool_energy_house.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:40:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5969 | 2 | Case Study of Envelope Sealing in Existing Multiunit Structures | This report describes envelope air sealing that was included in the retrofit of a 244 unit low-rise multifamily housing complex in Durham, N.C. On average, total leakage was reduced by nearly half, fr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airsealing_multiunit_structures.pdf | 10/22/2012 10:22:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 2 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 2 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6070 | 2 | Cold Climate Building Enclosure Solutions | This project investigates the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in triple-deckers and colonial houses, common house types in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_enclosure.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:34:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6071 | 2 | Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes | This report documents the results of an in-depth evaluation of energy consumption and thermal comfort for two potential net zero-energy homes (NZEHs) in Massachusetts, as well as an indoor air quality | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comfort_iaq_low_energy.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:46:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 2 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6100 | 2 | Retrofitting the Southeast: The Cool Energy House | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings research team has provided the technical engineering and building science support for a highly visible demonstration home that was unveiled at the Nat | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cool_energy_house_retrofit.pdf | 2/22/2013 10:31:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6158 | 2 | Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation | Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four r | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_minisplit_hp.pdf | 4/2/2013 6:02:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6907 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies in New Construction Multifamily Buildings, New York, New York | In multifamily buildings, particularly in the Northeast, exhaust ventilation strategies are the norm as a means of meeting both local exhaust and whole-unit mechanical ventilation rates. The issue of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_ventilation_strategies_multifamily.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:12:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6968 | 2 | Integrated and Optimized Energy-Efficient Construction Package for a Community of Production Homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This research high performance home analyzes how a set of advanced technologies can be integrated into a durable and energy-efficient house in the mixed-humid climate while remaining affordable to hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energyefficient_construction_package_prodhomes.pdf | 11/4/2014 10:58:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6938 | 2 | Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate | This report describes a research study that was conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Team. BSC seeks to research and report on the field monitoring of the perf | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/houses_supplemental_dehumidification.pdf | 10/15/2014 12:54:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6985 | 2 | Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Passive House (PH) and Building Ame | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sunnyvale-marine-climate-retrofit.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:34:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6715 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that shed light on how real-world water usage affects energy saving estimates of high-efficiency water heating sy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_2a_ba_innov_tanklessgaswaterheater_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:48:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6798 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits | IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to research exterior wall insulation solutions. This research investiga | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_standoff_furring_retrofits.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:31:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 2 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6774 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Interior Foundation Insulation Upgrade-Minneapolis Residence | This interior foundation project employed several techniques to improve performance and mitigate moisture issues: dimple mat; spray polyurethane foam insulation; moisture and thermal management system | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f15/ba_case_study_foundation_upgrade_mpls.pdf | 4/23/2014 10:06:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6840 | 2 | Airtightness Results of Roof-Only Air Sealing Strategies on 1 ½-Story Homes in Cold Climates | In this second study on solutions to ice dams in 1-1/2 story homes, the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team analyzed five test homes located in both cold and very cold climates for air leak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtightness_roof_airsealing.pdf | 7/22/2014 12:20:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3352 | 1 | Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1 | To measure progress toward multi-year research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniq | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35567.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3357 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39743.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 1 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5865 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Air Sealing Attics in Multifamily Buildings | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for owners, builders, contractors, homeowners, and other stakeholders in the multifamily building industry, and focuses on challenges found in exist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_air_sealing_attics.pdf | 7/6/2012 2:27:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5126 | 1 | Performance Evaluation and Opportunity Assessment for St. Bernard Project | This report describes efforts by IBACOS, a Building America research team, in the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist Hurricane Katrina survivors | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/st_bernard_evaluation.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:15:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5077 | 1 | A Method for Determining Optimal Residential Energy Efficiency Packages | This report describes an analysis method for determining optimal residential energy efficiency retrofit packages and, as an illustrative example, applies the analysis method to a 1960s-era home in eig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimal_retrofit_ee.pdf | 5/31/2011 6:18:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5208 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This report summarizes Building America research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate Region | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30percent_hot_dry.pdf | 9/3/2011 11:35:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5349 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Develops Diagnostic Test Cases To Improve Building Energy Simulation Programs | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop a set of diagnostic test cases for building energy simulations in order to achieve more accurate energy use and savings predictions. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_diag_test.pdf | 12/12/2011 12:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5392 | 1 | Building America Systems Engineering Approach | The Building America Research Teams use a systems engineering approach to achieve higher quality and energy savings in homes. Using these techniques, the energy consumption of new houses can be reduce | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/systems_engineering.html | 12/15/2011 6:01:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 1 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5577 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL’s Field Data Repository Supports Accurate Home Energy Analysis | This fact sheet discusses NREL's work to develop a repository of research-level residential building characteristics and historical energy use data to support ongoing efforts to improve the accuracy o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_field_data.pdf | 2/28/2012 6:58:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5593 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes | This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hpwh.pdf | 3/7/2012 3:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5427 | 1 | Technical Highlight: Evaluation of Humidity Control Options in Hot-Humid Climate Homes | This technical highlight describes NREL research to analyze the indoor relative humidity in three home types in the hot-humid climate zone, and examine the impacts of various dehumidification equipmen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_humidity_control.pdf | 12/27/2011 6:59:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5503 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Delivers In-Home HVAC Efficiency Testing Solutions | Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have recently developed two simple in-home efficiency test methods that can be used by technicians, researchers, or interested homeowners | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_efficiency_testing.pdf | 1/24/2012 5:27:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5533 | 1 | National Residential Efficiency Measures Database Aimed at Reducing Risk for Residential Retrofit Industry | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop a publicly available database of energy retrofit measures containing performance characteristics and cost estimates for nearly 3,000 measure | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_measures_db.pdf | 1/26/2012 6:57:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5893 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Recommendations for Applying Water Heaters in Combination Space and Domestic Water Heating Systems | This Building America expert meeting was held on 7/31/2011, in Westford, Massachusetts. Presentations and discussions centered on the design, performance, and maintenance of these combination systems, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combi_systems.pdf | 8/8/2012 3:28:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 1 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5905 | 1 | Low-Cost Solar Water Heating Research and Development Roadmap | The market environment for solar water heating technology has changed substantially with the successful introduction of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). The addition of this energy-efficient technolog | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_waterhtg_roadmap.pdf | 8/20/2012 6:54:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5910 | 1 | Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland | Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a l | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/steamsys_balance.pdf | 8/30/2012 4:29:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5912 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combination Forced-Air Space and Tankless Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems | This document describes design and application guidance for combination space and tankless domestic hot water heating systems (combination systems) used in residential buildings, based on field evalua | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combi_systems.pdf | 9/5/2012 10:12:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5736 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Hybrid Foundation Insulation Retrofits | This measure guideline provides recommendations for designs and variations for retrofit hybrid assemblies in improving interior foundation insulation and water management of basements. Variations incl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_hybrid_found.pdf | 5/25/2012 4:55:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5653 | 1 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot | Through discussion of five case studies (test homes), this project evaluates strategies to elevate the performance of existing homes to a level commensurate with best-in-class implementation of high-p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_retrofit.pdf | 3/29/2012 4:30:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5654 | 1 | Heat Pump Water Heating Modeling in EnergyPlus | This presentation summarizes NREL's development of a HPWH model for use in hourly building energy simulation programs, such as BEopt; this presentation was given at the Building America Stakeholder me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hpwh_model_simulation.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:16:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5675 | 1 | Building America: The Advanced Whole-Home Efficiency Program | Delivered at the Women in Science and Engineering Symposium, 29 February 2012, Columbus, OH, this presentation gives an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buiding_america_whole-home_efficiency.pdf | 4/16/2011 6:28:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 1 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 1 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 1 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4934 | 1 | Comparison of the ENERGYGAUGE USA and BEopt Building Energy Simulation Programs | This report compares two hourly energy simulation softwares, BEopt and Energy Gauge USA, to ensure accuracy and evaluate agreement on the impact of various energy efficiency improvements.
| http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1814-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 4:37:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4981 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA | Wisdom Way Solar Village is an appropriate moniker for the 20-unit
community of energy-efficient duplexes in Greenfield, MA. The homes meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Builde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_ruraldevelopment_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:14:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4993 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes | Imagine Homes, working with the DOE's Building America research team member IBACOS, has developed a system that can be replicated by other contractors to build affordable, high-performance
homes. Ima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_imagine_hot-humid.pdf | 2/24/2011 4:32:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4794 | 1 | Introducing the Market to High-performance Building on Hilton Head Island | The whole-house performance approach described here builds a framework of principals,options, and plan for quality execution of producing high-performance homes.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hilton_head_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 6:26:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 1 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4825 | 1 | Slab Edge Insulation | This information sheet addresses ways to mitigate heat loss and moisture management through slab on grade construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab_edge_insulation.pdf | 12/9/2010 4:01:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4829 | 1 | Duct Sealing | This information sheet describes correct sealing of duct work, furnaces, and air handlers. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct_sealing.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 1 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4875 | 1 | WPPI GreenMax-Scheller Residence: Near Zero Energy Monitoring Summary | This report describes results of GreenMax 2 monitoring project referred to as the GreenMax Net Zero Home, a demonstration home that can provide a wealth of information for the building
community. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wppi_greenmax2_monitoring.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:25:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4877 | 1 | Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study | This case study describes a partnership with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to renovate five Baltimore historic rowhouses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/chfh_cross_street.pdf | 12/17/2010 12:57:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4878 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village | This article gives an overview of Wisdom Way Village, a community of affordable, sustainable solar homes in Greenfield, MA. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_wisdom_way_solar_village.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:25:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4762 | 1 | Colleyville Eco House Prototype | This case study describes the construction of a prototype high-performance home that includes a high efficiency ground source heat pump, unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation, and suppl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/colleyville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 10:44:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4745 | 1 | Hamilton Way Community Prototype | This case study describes an energy efficient showcase community in the Hartford, Connecicut, area, aiming for a minimum 40% source energy savings focusing on the thermal enclosure and air tightness o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hamilton_way_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 11:28:39 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4746 | 1 | National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence | In this case study, Building Science Corporation partnered with local utility company, National Grid, Massachusetts homes. This project involved the renovation of a 18th century Cape-style building a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_der_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 12:28:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4741 | 1 | Concord Four Square Retrofit | This case study describes the retrofit of a home in West Concord, Massachusetts that proved that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/concord_retrofit_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:25:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4743 | 1 | Greenbrier Prototype | This case study describes a prototype home that is the model home for the Homes at Greenbrier in Oakdale, Connecticut, and demonstrates the builder's concept of “attainable sustainable” of offering hi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/oakdale_greenbrier_case_study.pdf | 11/24/2010 10:52:49 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4689 | 1 | High Performance Home Building Guide for Habitat for Humanity Affiliates | This guide covers basic principles of high performance Habitat construction, steps to achieving high performance Habitat construction, resources to help improve building practices, materials, etc., an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_perf_guide.pdf | 10/19/2010 6:26:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4764 | 1 | GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype | This case study describes strategy for achieving zero net energy by lowering building consumption through a high efficiency enclosure and mechanical as much as possible and using photovoltaic installa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/lewisville_greencraft.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:04:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4765 | 1 | GreenCraft Greenspoint House Prototype | This case study describes a prototype house demonstrating energy efficiency and durability upgrades including an unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation and supplemental dehumidification, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greencraft_greenpoint_case_study.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:11:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4766 | 1 | Sandstone Subdivision 40% Prototype | This case study describes community-scale single family homes meeting 40% energy savings goal through airtightness, insulating sheathing, duct layout, and other efficiency measures.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sandstone_colter_prototype.pdf | 11/29/2010 11:21:58 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4783 | 1 | Quality Assurance Roadmap for High Performance Residential Buildings | This report outlines the approach to quality assurance in the construction process for new residential construction, including seven process steps from the assessment of current construction practice, | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-building-america-quality-assurance-roadmap/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/6/2010 4:25:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4784 | 1 | Building Science Corporation's Building America Quality Control Checklist | The Building America Quality Control Checklist has been developed as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool to be used as part of any buil | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-building-america-quality-control-checklist/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/6/2010 4:38:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4787 | 1 | Impact Resistance of Advanced Framed Wall Systems with Insulating Sheathing as the Primary Sheathing | The purpose of this research program was to determine the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_resistant_sheathing_research_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:17:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4788 | 1 | Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems | This paper describes a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_safe_unvented_roofs.pdf | 12/6/2010 5:24:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3432 | 1 | Water Heating: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to supply hot water in the home while saving energy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26465.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3439 | 1 | Window Industry Technology Roadmap | The Window Industry Technology Roadmap looks at the trends in window design and installation in 2000 and projects trends for the future. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27994.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3389 | 1 | Energy Efficiency Pays: Technology Fact Sheet | This document describes how some homes in Atlanta, Georgia, have had energy efficient upgrades that help them save over 40% in utilities. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26290.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3406 | 1 | Insulated Concrete Homes Increase Durability and Energy Efficiency | New houses designed by Mercedes Homes in Melbourne, Florida, save their homeowners money by using energy efficient features such as a high performance heat pump and solar control glazing to reduce coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30386.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 1 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 1 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 1 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3447 | 1 | The New American Home 2007 Orlando, Florida | The New American Home demonstrates use of innovative building materials, cutting-edge design, and the latest construction techniques, providing production homebuilders with a model for producing more | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39426.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 1 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 1 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3465 | 1 | Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates | Twenty homes were tested and monitored in the hot-humid climate of Houston, Texas, to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six integrated dehumidification and ventilation sy | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36643.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 1 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3818 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America/Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Describes energy-efficient technologies, like HVAC and duct placement, for hot-dry/mixed dry climate zone. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_artistis_homes_hot-dry.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4066 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Standard features of their homes include advanced framed 2x6 24-inch on center walls, R-21 blown insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_artistic.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4067 | 1 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado | Building America Builders Challenge fact sheet on Ecofutures Building Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Ecofutures’ first Builders Challenge house has been equipped with extensive energy monitoring equipment | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_ecofutures.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6835 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Evaluation of Missed Energy Saving Opportunity Based on Illinois Home Performance Program Field Data: Homeowner Selected Upgrades vs. Cost-Optimized Solutions, Chicago, Illinois | Expanding on previous research by PARR, this study compares measure packages installed during 800 Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (IHP) residential retrofits to those recommended as cost-o | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/07/f17/ba_case_study_illinois_home_perf.pdf | 7/17/2014 5:47:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6839 | 1 | Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Residential Integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters | This paper explores the laboratory performance of five integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) across a wide range of operating conditions representative of U.S. climate regions. HPWHs are expected | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_hpwh.pdf | 7/22/2013 12:07:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6880 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Islip Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Turnover Protocols, Islip, New York | In this project, Building America team ARIES worked with two public housing authorities (PHA) to develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost effectively implement at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_islip.turnover_protocols.pdf | 9/10/2014 10:25:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6844 | 1 | Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings | In multifamily hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occupant inter | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov//buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 8/1/2014 5:01:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6861 | 1 | Indoor Environmental Quality Benefits of Apartment Energy Retrofits | Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Retrofit | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/indoor_environmental_quality_benefits.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6784 | 1 | Evaluation of Modeled and Measured Energy Savings in Existing All Electric Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest | This project analyzes the cost effectiveness of energy savings measures installed by a large public housing authority in Salishan, a community in Tacoma Washington. Research focuses on the modeled and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measured_energysavings_electric_northwest.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:29:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6786 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combustion Safety for Natural Draft Appliances Through Appliance Zone Isolation | This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion ap | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_combustion_safety_appliancezone.pdf | 5/7/2014 12:48:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6796 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air | This case study describes how to assess and carry out the combustion safety procedures for appliances and heating equipment that uses indoor air for combustion in low-rise residential buildings. Only | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/ba_case_study_combustion_safety.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:00:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6726 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Zero Net-Energy Homes Production Builder Business Case: California/Florida Production Builders | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Grupe Homes of Sacramento’s work with Building America to design California’s first production-scale community of solar homes. The homes outsold | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1j_ba_innov_ca_fl_productionbuilders_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:40:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6728 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: DOE Challenge Home (Formerly Builders Challenge) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes DOE’s Builders Challenge. Hundreds of leading-edge builders across the country signed on to the Challenge and more than 14,000 homes earned the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3b_ba_innov_challengehome_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:16:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6751 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Between December, 2009 and December, 2012 42 deep energy retrofit (DER) projects were completed through a pilot program sponsored by National Grid and conducted in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Thir | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_national_grid_der.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:12:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6711 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which influenced code requirements by demonstrating that unvented, conditioned crawlspaces use 15% to 18% less energy | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1d_ba_innov_unventedconditionedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:30:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6713 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes work by Building America research teams who field tested simplified duct designs in hundreds of homes, confirming the performance of short compa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1f_ba_innov_hvacdesign_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6714 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Ducts in Conditioned Space | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America field testing that found moving ductwork into the home’s conditioned space can save 8%-15% on energy costs, improve comfort, re | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1g_ba_innov_ductsconditionedspace_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:44:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6699 | 1 | Cascade Apartments: Deep Energy Multifamily Retrofit | In December of 2009-10, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) implemented energy retrofit improvements in the Cascade multifamily community, located in Kent, Washington (marine climate.)This research e | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cascade_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 2/19/2014 5:51:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6674 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Heating Coil Versus Propane Furnace, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | In this project involving two homes, the IBACOS team evaluated the performance of the two space conditioning systems and the modeled efficiency of the two tankless domestic hot water systems relative | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_hydronic_coil_vs_propane.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:21:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6676 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_flexible_duct_designs.pdf | 2/4/2014 3:36:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 1 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6941 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Evaluating Through-Wall Air Transfer Fans, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | In this project, Building America team IBACOS performed field testing in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to evaluate heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (H | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_through_walls_airtransfer_fans.pdf | 10/28/2014 6:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6984 | 1 | Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data | IBACOS analyzed pre-retrofit daily utility data to sort homes by energy consumption, allowing for better targeting of homes for physical audits. Following ASHRAE Guideline 14 normalization procedures, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/analysis-pre-building-utility-data.pdf | 12/11/2014 12:29:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6969 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_project_overcoat.pdf | 11/4/2014 6:11:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6975 | 1 | Energy Impacts of Oversized Residential Air Conditioners— Simulation Study of Retrofit Sequence Impacts | This research addresses the question of what are the energy consequences for oversizing of an air conditioner in a home, which can result in significant energy penalties. However, the reason for this | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy-impacts-residental-ac.pdf | 11/19/2014 10:43:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6949 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes, San Antonio, Texas | The builder worked with IBACOS to build HERS-52 homes with spray foam-insulated attics and central fan-integrated supply ventilation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_imagine_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:03:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6952 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction, Farmington, Connecticut | The builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design ten HERS 53 homes with ICF foundations, foam-sheathed above-grade walls, and high-efficiency furnaces with fresh air intake and jump duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_nelson_construction_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:20:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6953 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: New Traditions, Vancouver, Washington | This builder worked with WSU Energy Extension/Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction to design HERS-65 homes with ducts in conditioned space, site grading and drain piping, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_new_traditions_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:25:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6958 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: S&A Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This builder worked with IBACOS to design urban infill HERS-51 homes with compact duct layout in conditioned space, foam insulated precast concrete foundations, high-efficiency HVAC, and tankless wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_s_and_a_homes_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 7:50:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6966 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas | This builder worked with Building Science Corporation to design HERS-59 homes with advanced framed walls, airtight drywall, and rigid foam wall sheathing. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_david_weekley_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:24:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6909 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders — Trolle Residence, Danbury, CT | The builder of this 1,650-ft2 cabin won a Custom Home honor in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. The home meets Passive House Standards with 5.5-in. of foil-faced polysiocyanurate foam boards linin | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_BPC_Green_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:19:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6915 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Promethean Homes — Gross-Shepard Residence, Charlottesville, VA | This is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder, who earned a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The home included rigid mineral wool board insulation over house | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Promthean_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:24:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6917 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: AquaZephyr — Eco-Village-Ithaca, Ithaca, NY | This two-story, 1,664 ft2 home is one of 17 single-family and four duplex homes built as part of an energy-efficient cooperative. Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_AquaZephyr_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:47:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6898 | 1 | Housing Archetype Analysis for Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit in the Great Lakes Region | This project report details activities and results of the "Market Characterization" project undertaken by the Cost Effective Energy Retrofit (CEER) team targeted toward the DOE goal of achieving 30%-5 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/housing_archetype_analysis.pdf | 9/24/2014 9:38:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6900 | 1 | Using the Beopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines: Preprint | Verification and validation are crucial software quality control procedures to follow when developing and implementing models. This is particularly important because a variety of stakeholders rely on | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/beopt_automated_sim_test.pdf | 9/25/2014 10:49:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 1 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 1 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6201 | 1 | Retrofitting Las Vegas: Implementing Energy Efficiency in Two Las Vegas Test Homes | In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly $40 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use to stabilize communities that have suffered fro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting_lasvegas.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:20:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Gas-Fired Tankless and Storage Water Heater Approaches to Combination Water and Space Heating | Homebuilders are exploring more cost-effective combined space and water heating systems (combo systems) with major water heater manufacturers that are offering pre-engineered forced air space heating | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/eval_gasfired_tankless_storagewh.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:06:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6078 | 1 | Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit | Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights on research-generated efficiency measures, cost-effectiveness metrics, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_deep_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 5:20:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 1 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6090 | 1 | Assessing the Energy Savings of Tankless Water Heater Retrofits in Public Housing | This report describes the methodology, analysis, and findings from a case study of a 110 unit retrofit of gas tankless water heaters in a hot/humid climate in Alachua County, Florida.The gas-fired tan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tanklesswh_energy_savings.pdf | 2/1/2013 6:00:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6099 | 1 | Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | In an effort to improve housing options near Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County Community Resources Division (CCCRD) performs substantial renovations to foreclosed homes. After dramatic energy, aesth | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_ventilation_existinghomes.pdf | 2/15/2013 6:42:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6069 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Optimized Heating Systems Using Condensing Boilers and Baseboard Convectors | On August 11, 2011, in Denver, CO, a Building America Expert Meeting was held in conjunction with the Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting, to review and discuss res | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_heating_systems.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:24:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 1 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5943 | 1 | Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit | In 2011, the NAHB Research Center began assessing the needs and motivations of residential remodelers regarding energy performance remodeling. This report outlines: the current remodeling industry and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_perf_startup.pdf | 10/4/2012 7:21:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5985 | 1 | Retrofit Audits and Cost Estimates: A Look at Quality and Consistency | Retrofit NYC Block by Block is an outreach program targeting owners of one- to four-family homes, the most common building type in New York City, with more than 600,000 structures citywide. Administe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofit_audits_estimates.pdf | 11/8/2012 6:53:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5994 | 1 | Building America Energy Renovations: A Business Case for Home Performance Contracting | This research report gives an overview of the needs and opportunities that exist in the U.S. home performance contracting industry. The report discusses industry trends, market drivers, different busi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_perf_contr_business.pdf | 11/19/2012 12:51:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6033 | 1 | Multifamily Ventilation Retrofit Strategies | In multifamily buildings, central ventilation systems often have poor performance, overventilating some portions of the building (causing excess energy use), while simultaneously underventilating othe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_vent_retrofit.pdf | 12/14/2012 2:32:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6044 | 1 | Residential Feedback Devices and Programs: Opportunities for Natural Gas | Behavior-based approaches have been a growing interest in the energy efficiency field over recent years and the use of residential energy feedback has garnered particular interest. By providing an in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/feedback_oppor_natural_gas.pdf | 12/20/2012 7:20:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6505 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland | Under this project, the BA-PIRC research team evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost-effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-place deep energy retrofit at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_bayridge_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:46:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6524 | 1 | Overheating in Hot Water- and Steam-Heated Multifamily Buildings | In this project, the ARIES Building America team collected apartment temperature data from the archives of companies that provide energy management systems (EMS) to multifamily buildings in the Northe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/overheating_hotandsteam_water_multifamily.pdf | 10/29/2013 10:34:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 1 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6541 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Implementing a Plenum Truss for a Compact Air Distribution System | This Measure Guideline presents the steps to implement a compact duct system inside an attic bulkhead (plenum truss) of a one-story, slab-on-grade home. In a compact duct design, ductwork runs are red | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_plenumtruss_air_distribution.pdf | 11/1/2013 12:36:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6550 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications, Ithaca, New York | Condensing boiler technology has been around for many years and has proven to be a durable, reliable method of heating. Based on previous research efforts, however, it is apparent that these types of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_hydronic_system_homes.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6466 | 1 | Occupant-in-Place Energy Efficiency Retrofit in a Group Home for 30% Energy Savings in Climate Zone 4 | Energy efficiency retrofits (EERs) face many challenges on the path to scalability. Limited budgets, cost effectiveness, risk factors, and accessibility impact the type and the extent of measures that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/group_home_retrofit.pdf | 8/23/2013 3:08:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 1 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6473 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts | Buried and/or encapsulated ducts (BEDs) are a class of advanced, energy-efficiency strategies intended to address the significant ductwork thermal losses associated with ducts installed in uncondition | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_buried_encap_ducts.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:51:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 1 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 1 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6483 | 1 | Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa’s HVAC SAVE Program | The objective of this project is to explore the energy savings potential of maximizing furnace and distribution system performance by adjusting operating, installation, and distribution conditions. Th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/iowa_hvac_save_project.pdf | 9/20/2013 10:54:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6493 | 1 | Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings | This evaluation explored the feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25%-30% source energy savings through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cnt_energysavers.pdf | 9/23/2013 7:23:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 1 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6684 | 1 | The Building America Indoor Temperature and Humidity Measurement Protocol | When modeling homes using simulation tools, the heating and cooling set points can have a significant impact on home energy use. Every four years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Residenti | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/indoor_temp_humidity_protocol.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:14:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6685 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Selecting Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes | This report, developed by Building America research team CARB, addresses adding or improving mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The goal of this report is to assist decision makers and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_ventilation_systems.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:28:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6686 | 1 | Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | In this project, Building America research team Building Science Corporation tested the effectiveness of ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of T | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_system_iaq_impacts.pdf | 2/13/2014 10:41:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 1 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6633 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: New Tradition Homes - Landover Commons, Vancouver, WA | Case study of New Tradition Homes who saved 26% over Washington state’s energy code by moving ducts inside conditioned space, upgrading the furnace, increasing attic insulation to R-49, and improving | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_newtradition_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6640 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tom Walsh and Co. - New Columbus, Portland, OR | Case study of Tom Walsh, who achieved 50% in heating and cooling energy savings over the 2004 IECC with advanced framing, superior air sealing, extra insulation, and ducts in conditioned space. Surfac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tomwalsh_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:15:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6642 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Urbane Homes - Crestwood, KY, Various Locations, Greater Louisville, KY | Case study of Urbane Homes, who worked with Building America to build market rate homes with HERS scores of 57 to 62. Despite a down market they’ve sold every home within 3 weeks of listing, without a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_urbane_mixedhumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:23:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6622 | 1 | Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/florida_retrofit_best_practices.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:30:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6624 | 1 | Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and Oriented Strand Board Roof Sheathing | Unvented roof strategies with open cell and closed cell spray polyurethane foam insulation sprayed to the underside of roof sheathing have been used since the mid-1990's to provide durable and efficie | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_insulation_osb.pdf | 12/24/2013 1:12:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6222 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Energy Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings in Cold Climates | This Strategy Guideline explains the benefits of evaluating and identifying energy efficiency retrofit measures that could be made during renovation and maintenance of multifamily buildings. It focuse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_multifamily_cold.pdf | 5/6/2013 3:37:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6234 | 1 | Building America Systems Integration Research Annual Report: FY 2012 | This Building America FY2012 Annual Report includes an overview of the Building America Program activities and the work completed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Building America i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_systems_integration_fy2012.pdf | 5/21/2013 5:42:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6556 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Fort Devens: Cold Climate Market-Rate Townhomes Targeting HERS Index of 40, Harvard, Massachusetts | Achieving aggressive energy efficiency targets requires tight coordination and clear communication among owners, designers, builders, and subcontractors. For this townhome project, MassDevelopment, th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 11/11/2013 7:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6558 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: Transformations, Inc. Net Zero Energy Communities, Devens, Easthampton, Townsend, Massachusetts | In 2009, Transformations, Inc. partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation (BSC) to build new net zero energy houses in three developments in Massachusetts. The company has been | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_transformations.pdf | 11/12/2013 4:49:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6563 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Improving Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates with a Whole-House Dehumidifier | In order to quantify the performance of a combined whole-house dehumidifier (WHD) AC system, researchers from the Consortium of Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) team monitored the operation of tw | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_wholehouse_dehumidifier.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:48:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6564 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes Initial Performance of Two Zero Energy Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Tommy Williams Homes worked with PNNL, Florida HERO, Energy Smart Home Plans, and Florida Solar Energy Center to design and test two zero energy homes. Energy use was 30% lower in one home and 60% lo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_two_zeroenergy.pdf | 11/18/2013 11:57:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6567 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 1915 home in eastern Washington audited by Pacific Northwes | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_retrofit_1915home.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:49:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6569 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Heritage Buildings, Inc., and Energy Smart Home Plans, Leland, North Carolina | PNNL worked with North Carolina Heritage Buildings and Energy Smart Home Plans to design zero-energy ready homes that score under HERS 60 for less than 2% added cost over code construction. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_heritage_energy_smart.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:02:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6584 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Properly Sized and Located Return Air Inlets | For this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers improved the duct systems in an existing home to increase safety, comfort and energy performance of HVAC equipment. | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_Airflow_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 10:58:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6585 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Air-Return Plenum Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers greatly improved indoor air quality and HVAC performance by replacing an old, leaky air handler with a new air handler with an air-se | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_SealedReturn_080712.pdf | 11/25/2013 11:06:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6590 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders, New Fairfield, Connecticut | This LEED Platinum home was built on the site of a 60-year-old bungalow that was demolished. It boasts views of Candlewood Lake, a great deal of daylight, and projected annual energy savings of almost | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_BPC_GreenBuilders_062214.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:39:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6601 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Nexus EnergyHomes, Frederick, Maryland | This urban infill community with 24 duplexes, 19 townhomes, and 7 single-family homes features SIP walls, geothermal heat pumps, solar PV, and a proprietary energy management system. The builder won a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Nexus_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:39:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 1 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6620 | 1 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Duct Junction Box Design | IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict individual box paramet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/fluid_dynamics_flexduct.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:48:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 1 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6288 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Compact Air Distribution Systems | This guideline discusses the benefits and challenges of using a compact air distribution system to handle the reduced loads and reduced air volume needed to condition the space within an energy effici | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_compact_air_dist.pdf | 6/26/2013 1:36:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 1 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6354 | 1 | Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes | This meeting was held on October 16, 2012, in Westford, MA, and brought together experts in the field of residential humidity control to address modeling issues for dehumidification. The presentations | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_humidity_control.pdf | 7/30/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 1 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7025 | 1 | Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation | A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest are heated by steam distribution systems. Losses from these systems are typically high and a significant number of apartments are ov | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/thermostatic_radiator_valve.pdf | 2/26/2015 1:34:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7000 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Meeting DOE Challenge Home Program Certification - Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Devens, MA | In this project, three production home builders—K. Hovnanian Homes, David Weekley Homes, and Transformations, Inc.—partnered with Building America team Building Science Corporation to evaluate the cer | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_challengehome_certification.pdf | 1/2/2015 10:03:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 1 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 1 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 1 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7157 | 1 | A Meta-Analysis of Single-Family Deep Energy Retrofit Performance in the U.S. | The current state of Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) performance in the U.S. has been assessed in 116 homes in the United States, using actual and simulated data gathered from the available domestic litera | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/a_meta-analysis_0.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7175 | 1 | Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | CARB observed a wide range of operating efficiencies and outputs from site to site. Maximum capacities were found to be generally in line with manufacturer's claims as outdoor temperatures fell to -10 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 8/31/2015 1:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 1 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 1 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7145 | 1 | Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems | In many residential building retrofit programs, air tightening to increase energy efficiency is often constrained by safety concerns with naturally vented combustion appliances. Tighter residential bu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/vi_rapp_-_assessment_of_literature_related_to_combustion_appliance_venting_systems_revision_0.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:48:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7646 | 1 | Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64550.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:56:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7636 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Slab-Foundation Heat Transfer on Space-Conditioning Energy Use in Florida, Cocoa, Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65356.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:25:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7673 | 1 | DOE Building America Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Highlights: Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016 | Fact sheet showing the metrics from calendar year 2016 from Building America's various outreach activities, including website, webinars, publications, etc. Metrics report on data for outreach and stak | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/68041.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:31:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7675 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high-performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65445.pdf | 6/12/2017 5:38:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7656 | 1 | Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test | High-performance water heaters are typically more time consuming and costly to install in retrofit applications, making high performance water heaters difficult to justify economically. However, recen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65444.pdf | 4/27/2017 12:14:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7658 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Impact of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps, Cocoa, Florida | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64696.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:26:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7659 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use - Central Florida Lab Home, Cocoa, Florida | The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of ducted heat pump water heaters (HPWH's) on space conditioning and water heating energy use in residential applications. Two identical HPWH' | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65359.pdf | 5/8/2017 7:05:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7598 | 1 | Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems | This multi-unit field demonstration of combined space and water heating (combi) systems was conducted to help document combi system installation and performance issues that needed to be addressed thro | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/62495.pdf | 1/4/2017 4:57:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7599 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Addressing Multifamily Piping Losses with Solar Hot Water | Sun Light & Power, a San Francisco Bay Area solar design-build contractor,
teamed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America partner the
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/64663.pdf | 1/4/2017 5:25:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7631 | 1 | Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates | In hot and humid climates, it is challenging to energy-efficiently maintain indoor RH at acceptable levels while simultaneously providing required ventilation, particularly in high performance low coo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65002.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:30:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 1 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7322 | 1 | Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America program, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FPL), conducted a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research soug | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65327.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:52:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 1 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 1 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7327 | 1 | Risk Assessment of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Strategies in Low-Load Homes | These simulations enabled IBACOS to identify which strategies work best for particular climate zones or house geometries and to propose solutions that homebuilders can implement to reduce the risk of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64630.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:08:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7318 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can use when looking to create and implement higher performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) standards | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:08:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7385 | 1 | Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model | The NorthernSTAR BA partnership investigated a new model to deploy building science-guided performance solutions to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65333.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:35:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 1 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 1 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 1 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7372 | 1 | Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Process Improvements | Rea Ventures Group, LLC (Rea Ventures) partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface)—a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team— | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65145.pdf | 3/29/2016 4:58:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7777 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows | Thrive Home Builders built this 2,780-ft2 townhome in Lone Tree, Colorado, to the high-performance requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_courtyard_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:48:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7683 | 1 | U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation | This report documents the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Z | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65314.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:57:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8139 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Charis Homes, The Sanctuary, North Canton, OH | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Charis_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:22:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8140 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Newburgh Custom, Newburgh, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Greenhill_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:31:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8048 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Healthy-E-Community Enterprises of Virginia Inc., The Villas at Rocketts Landing, Richmond, VA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a mixed humid climate that got a HERS 0 with PV, with 2x4 framed walls with advanced house wrap, a sealed conditioned crawl spa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_healtherocketts_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8057 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Revival Homes, Perkins Road, New Hartford, CT | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a cold climate that got a HERS -12 with PV, with pre-cast concrete wall panels with exterior rigid foam, a SIPs attic, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revivalperkins_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:16:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8143 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Glacier Club Modern Home, Durango, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mantell_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:46:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 11 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4843 | 44 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing II | This fact sheet describes advanced framing techniques for two and three stud corners, T-intersection, and window header. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:40:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5176 | 31 | Building America Best Practices Series Volume 14 - HVAC: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners | This guide, which is part of a series of Best Practices guides produced by DOE’s Building America program, describes ways homeowners can reduce their energy costs and improve the comfort, health, and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_guide.pdf | 8/30/2011 6:38:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7306 | 24 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | A zero energy ready home was recently completed that features an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system, called the extended plate and beam, is for use above gr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65326.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:30:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3348 | 21 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 3; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Cold and Very Cold Climates | The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the cold and very co | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38309.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3377 | 21 | Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure) | Duct systems used in forced-air space-conditioning systems are a vital element in home energy efficiency. How well a system works makes a big difference in the cost and the effectiveness of heating an | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30506.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4842 | 18 | High Performance Building Details: Advanced Framing I | This fact sheet describe advanced framing techniques that can be structurally superior to standard framing, reduce materials and cost, and provide more space for insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:37:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7753 | 17 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 1: 2x6 Walls | Part 1 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides time-proven, practical, and cost-effective strategies for constructing durable, energy-efficient walls. It add | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-1-2x6-walls_2.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:40:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7950 | 17 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Z.E.N. 2.0 Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 38 without PV or HERS 4 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_ZEN_101618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:44:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3429 | 16 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series | The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/41085.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7754 | 15 | Construction Guide to Next-Generation High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 - Part 2: 2x4 Walls | Part 2 of this Construction Guide to High-Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 provides straightforward and cost-effective strategies to construct durable, energy-efficient walls. It addresses walls | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/construction-guide-to-next-generation-high-performance-walls-in-climate-zones-3-5-part-2-2x4-walls_5.pdf | 10/3/2017 1:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7052 | 15 | Measure Guideline: Incorporating Thick Layers of Exterior Rigid Insulation on Walls | This measure guideline provides information about the design and construction of wall assemblies that use layers of rigid exterior insulation thicker than 1-½ inches and that require a secondary cladd | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/incorporating-thick-layers-exterior-insulation.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:43:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4663 | 12 | Air Sealing: A Guide for Contractors to Share with Homeowners – Volume 10 | This guide provides information to contractors and homeowners to identify ways to seal unwanted air leaks in homes, while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding indoor air pollution. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_airsealing_report.pdf | 9/9/2010 6:33:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4820 | 11 | Building Materials Property Table | This information sheet describes a table of some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials taken from ASHRAE Fundamentals - 2001, Moisture Control in Buildings, CMH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/building_materials_property_table.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:35:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3345 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County | This report identifies the climate region of each county in the United States. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3349 | 11 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the mixed-humid cli | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38448.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6997 | 10 | Reducing Energy Use in Existing Homes by 30%: Learning From Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | The improvement of existing homes in the United States can have a much greater impact on overall residential energy use than the construction of highly efficient new homes. There are over 130 million | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reducing-energy-existing-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:57:09 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3431 | 10 | Wall Insulation | This fact sheet provides information on advanced wall framing, including insulating walls, airtight construction, and moisture control. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26451.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6929 | 9 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southern Energy Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home, Russellville, AL | This home is the first manufactured home built to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home standard and won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. This manufactured home achieved a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_SouthernHomesDivision_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:32:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7429 | 8 | Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/control-strategies-to-reduce-energy-consumption-of-central-domestic-hot-water-systems.pdf | 7/12/2016 11:50:47 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7610 | 8 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program enables the transformation of the U.S. housing industry to achieve energy savings through energy-efficient, high-performance homes with imp | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67636.pdf | 2/1/2017 1:15:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4782 | 8 | Building America Special Research Project—High-R Foundations Case Study Analysis | This report considers a number of promising foundation and basement insulation strategies that can meet the requirement for better thermal control in colder climates while enhancing moisture control, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r_foundations_report.pdf | 12/6/2010 4:18:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6783 | 7 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Whole-House Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective envelope designs that can be effectively integrated into the plant production process whil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_factorybuilt_wholehouse.pdf | 5/7/2014 11:23:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6667 | 7 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f7/case_study_studwalls_factoryhousing.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:14:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7779 | 7 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House | United Way of Long Island’s Housing Development Corporation built this 3,719-ft2 two–story, 5-bedroom home in Huntington Station, New York, to the rigorous performance requirements of the U.S. Departm | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_unitedway_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 7:01:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6658 | 6 | Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing, Phase 3—Design Development and Prototyping | The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central rol | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/envelope_research_factorybuilt.pdf | 1/16/2014 6:04:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6202 | 6 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 17 - Energy Renovations-Insulation: A Guide for Contractors to Share With Homeowners | This guide will help contractors and homeowners identify ways to make their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient, and healthier to live in. It also identifies the steps to take, with the help | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_guide.pdf | 4/22/2013 6:35:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4846 | 6 | Designing Forced-Air HVAC Systems | This guide explains proper calculation of heating and cooling design loads for homes.used to calculated for the home using the protocols set forth in the latest edition of the Air Conditioning Contrac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/forced_air_hvac_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:46:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5706 | 6 | Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing | This report provides information about the Building America expert meeting on advanced envelope research for factory built housing, hosted by the ARIES Collaborative on October 11, 2011, in Phoenix, A | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_adv_envelope.pdf | 4/25/2012 12:05:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6933 | 6 | Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/excavationless_exterior_fountain_study.pdf | 10/9/2014 9:37:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7747 | 6 | A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation | This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/osti-ibacos-plug-and-play.pdf | 9/11/2017 1:23:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3387 | 6 | Efficient Lighting Strategies: Wise Design Choices Can Meet Lighting Needs and Save Energy. Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ efficient lighting strategies in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26467.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7920 | 6 | Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems | High-performance homes offer improved comfort, lower utility bills, and assured durability. The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through dec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439443.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:51:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7945 | 6 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Dwell Development, Genesee Park Net Zero, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning customers spec home in the marine climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 0 with PV | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Dwell_101618_HR.pdf | 12/14/2018 1:55:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7949 | 6 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Elements Collection, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 48 without PV or HERS 28 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Thrive_Elements_101818_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:38:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7340 | 5 | Field Evaluation of Advances in Energy-Efficiency Practices for Manufactured Homes | Through field-testing and analysis, this project evaluated whole-building approaches and estimated the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use related to
space condit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65436.pdf | 3/8/2016 2:22:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6989 | 5 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_factory_attic_insulation.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:06:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4850 | 5 | General Solar Thermal Specification | This fact sheet describes the benefits of solar hot water heating systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_thermal_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:11:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4931 | 5 | Updated Miscellaneous Electricity Loads and Appliance Energy Usage Profiles for Use in Home Energy Ratings, the Building America Benchmark Procedures and Related Calculations | This report addresses the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1837-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 3:18:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4841 | 5 | High Performance Building Details: Insulation and Air Sealing II | This fact sheet provides information about insulation and air sealing behind tubs, showers, and fireplaces. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing2.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6502 | 5 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock were sealed and tested to 2.5 ACH50. Then, one was made leaky with 70% leakage through the attic and 30% through window | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/flexible_residential_test_facility.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:58:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6478 | 5 | The Performance House - A Cold Climate Challenge Home | Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/performance_house_cold_ch.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:17:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6548 | 5 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Application of Spray Foam Insulation Under Plywood and OSB Roof Sheathing | Spray polyurethane foams (SPFs) have advantages over alternative insulation methods because they provide air sealing in complex assemblies, particularly roofs. Spray foam can provide the thermal, air, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_spray_foam_application.pdf | 11/11/2013 9:49:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3487 | 5 | Passive Solar Design | Increase energy efficiency and comfort in homes by incorporating passive solar design features. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29236.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3385 | 5 | Energy-Efficient Appliances: Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors that explains the energy savings potential of efficient appliances, how to purchase them, and how to maintain them. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26468.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7948 | 5 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties/Philgreen Construction, Green Leaf Street, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS -8 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Revive_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:32:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7946 | 5 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: High Performance Homes, Rose Acres, Westminster, MD | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 35 without PV or HERS 14 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_HighPerformance_1011618_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:13:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7940 | 5 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Revive Properties, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_revive_092716.pdf | 10/26/2018 11:35:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7936 | 5 | Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels | This project developed and demonstrated a roof/attic energy retrofit solution using nail-base insulated panels for existing homes where traditional attic insulation approaches are not effective or fea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1430504.pdf | 10/3/2018 6:11:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4845 | 4 | Ventilating Your Home | This guide explains proper ventilation techniques for indoor air quality. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:41:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5412 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Sealing and Insulating Ducts in Existing Homes | This document begins with a discussion on potential cost and performance benefits of duct sealing and insulating. It continues with a review of typical duct materials and components and the overall pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_guide_seal_ducts.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:34:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5413 | 4 | Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction of a SEER 21 Heat Pump vs. a SEER 13 Heat Pump with Attic and Indoor Duct Systems | This report describes results of experiments that were conducted in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house--the Manufactured Housing (MH Lab) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)--to evaluate the d | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_savings_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:39:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6896 | 4 | Measure Guideline: Guide to Attic Air Sealing | The purpose of this measure guideline is to provide information and recommendations for the preparation work necessary prior to adding attic insulation. Even though the purpose of this guide is to sav | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_attic_airsealing.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:05:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7124 | 4 | Cooling and Heating Season Impacts of Right-Sizing of Fixed- and Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps With Attic and Indoor Ductwork | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. They are controlled differently than standard fixed | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/variable-capacity-heatpumps-indoor-ductwork.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:40:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7136 | 4 | Durable Airtightness in Single-Family Dwellings: Field Measurements and Analysis | Durability of the building envelope is important to new homes that are increasingly built with improved levels of airtightness. It is also important to weatherized homes such that energy savings from | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/max_sherman_-_durable_airtightness_in_single-family_dwellings_-_field_measurements_and_analysis_1.pdf | 8/6/2015 4:49:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7319 | 4 | Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis | Two multifamily buildings planned in Climate Zone 4 were analyzed to determine the cost, energy and performance implications of redesigning them to comply with Zero Energy Ready Home, a recognition pr | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64762.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:20:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7413 | 4 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Optimized Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of SOG foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation with 3-dimensi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 6/8/2016 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7493 | 4 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Cathedral Point at The Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 47 without PV or HERS -2 with PV | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_mandalay_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:18:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7464 | 4 | Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-r-value-walls.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:14:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7406 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Buildings | Solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems have been installed on buildings for decades, but because of relatively high costs they have not achieved significant market penetration in most of the country. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/solar-water-heating-case.pdf | 6/1/2016 9:58:45 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7409 | 4 | Expert Meeting Report: HVAC Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Repair/Replacement | The concept for the expert meeting described in this report was to bring together most of the stakeholders in the area of FDD, including academic researchers, manufacturers, educators, program manager | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/emr-hvac-fault-detection-diagnosis-repair.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:09:05 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7638 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulation, Cold Climate Region | High-R wall assemblies (R-40 and above) are gaining popularity in the market due to programs like the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home program, Passive House (PH), Net Zero Energy Home (NZEH) challenges i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/65148.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:21:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7744 | 4 | Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). This | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65404.pdf | 8/24/2017 3:04:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3420 | 4 | Heating and Cooling Equipment Selection. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment for heating and cooling to reduce initial costs, increase homeowner comfort, increase operating efficiency, and greatly reduce utility costs. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26459.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7774 | 4 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Alliance Green Builders, Casa Aguila | Alliance Green Builders built this 3,129-ft2 home in the hills above Ramona, California, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. The home should perform far | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_alliance_greenbuilder_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:44:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7682 | 3 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) completed a fourth year-long evaluation on residential hot water heating systems in a laboratory environment (east central Florida, hot-humid climate). The evalu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65403.pdf | 7/27/2017 6:12:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7671 | 3 | Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64082.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:14:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7674 | 3 | Building America Case Study: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes, Denver, Colorado | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high-velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65316.pdf | 6/12/2017 1:50:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7641 | 3 | Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily | The measure guideline provides ventilation guidance for residential high performance multifamily construction that incorporates the requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation and indoor air quality s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67581.pdf | 3/22/2017 12:55:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7407 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Demonstration House of Cold-Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | Single family homes in urban areas that are available for renovation by nonprofit developers are often in rough shape (1MM to 2MM nationally). Budgeting has historically focused on improving homes to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/demonstration-house-cold-solutions.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:34:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7333 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | The Strategy Guideline, written by the U.S. Department of Energy's research team Building Science Corporation, 1) describes how to model and interpret results of models for above-grade walls, and 2) a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65479.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:45:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7378 | 3 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Indirect Solar Water Heating Systems in Single-Family Homes | In 2011, Rural Development, Inc. (RDI) completed the construction of Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), which is a development of 20 very efficient homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The homes feature | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65188.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:01:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7381 | 3 | Efficient Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes | Rea Ventures Group, LLC, partnered with Southface Energy Institute (Southface), a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Partnership for Home Innovation Building America research team, to develop a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65146.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:25:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7382 | 3 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Overview: Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) worked with Elevate Energy on three tasks: to conduct pre- and post-retrofit a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65083.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:32:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7465 | 3 | Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance | The combined space and water heating systems (combi) use a high efficiency direct vent burner that eliminates safety issues associated with natural draft appliances. Past research with these systems s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/water-heating-improved-performance.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:25:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7492 | 3 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE Sustainability, Multifamily Living, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 42 without PV or HERS 5 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_philgreen_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:13:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7633 | 3 | Laboratory Evaluation of Energy Recovery Ventilators | Over the years, building scientists have characterized the relationship between building airtightness, exhaust-only appliances airflows, and building depressurization. Now, as the use of deep retrofit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/66560.pdf | 3/21/2017 6:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7217 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got HERS 34 without PV or HERS -12 with PV, with 6” SIP walls and 10” SIP roof; R-28 ICF around slab, R | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/TCLegend_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:52:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7290 | 3 | Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate | IBACOS monitored 37 homes during the late summer and early fall of 2014 in a hot and humid climate to better understand indoor comfort conditions. These homes were constructed in the last several yea | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-homes-hot-humid.pdf | 2/17/2016 9:56:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7075 | 3 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program High-Performance Test Homes - Pacific Northwest | This project represents the third phase of a multi-year effort to develop and bring to market a High Performance Manufactured Home (HPMH). In this project, the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_neem_housing_program_test.pdf | 5/27/2015 12:41:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7037 | 3 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Mineral Fiber Insulation Board | Exterior insulating sheathing for high performance building enclosures is an important strategy for meeting energy efficiency requirements in many climates and can position an existing building to per | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_cladding_mineral_fiber.pdf | 3/26/2015 11:55:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7144 | 3 | Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center | The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_deep_energy_retrofit_guidance_for_the_building_america_solutions_center.pdf | 8/10/2015 5:40:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7197 | 3 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 47 without PV or HERS 22 with PV, with 2x4 24” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam plus 3” | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Amaris_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:30:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6797 | 3 | Technology Case Studies: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment | Better insulation and tighter envelopes are reducing space heating loads for new and existing homes. For many homes, decreased space heating loads make it possible for both space and domestic water he | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_integrated_space_waterheating.pdf | 5/15/2014 12:22:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6809 | 3 | Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Cooling Season Energy and Moisture Levels | Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/infiltration_ventilation_cooling_season.pdf | 6/5/2014 10:05:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6839 | 3 | Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Residential Integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters | This paper explores the laboratory performance of five integrated Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) across a wide range of operating conditions representative of U.S. climate regions. HPWHs are expected | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_hpwh.pdf | 7/22/2013 12:07:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6831 | 3 | Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes: Results from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Construction Unoccupied Test House | Field testing was performed in a new construction unoccupied test house in Pittsburgh, PA. Four air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning distribution systems—a typical airflow ducted syste | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/space_cond_lowload_pittsburgh.pdf | 7/2/2014 7:43:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6857 | 3 | Maximizing Information from Residential Measurements of Volatile Organic Compounds | Continually changing materials used in home construction and finishing can introduce new chemicals or changes in the VOC profile in residential air and the trend towards tighter homes can lead to high | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6120e-maximizing_information_from_residential-final.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:38:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6882 | 3 | Initial and Long-Term Movement of Cladding Installed Over Exterior Rigid Insulation | Changes in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) from 2009 to 2012 have resulted in the use of exterior rigid insulation becoming part of the prescriptive code requirements. With more juri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_exterior_insulation.pdf | 9/12/2014 12:53:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6976 | 3 | Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture-risk-unvented-attics.pdf | 11/19/2014 11:04:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6666 | 3 | Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_exterior.pdf | 1/29/2014 7:07:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6928 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL | This home garnered an award in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and features 2x4 walls with fiberglass batt inside plus R-3 rigid foam on the exterior, ENERGY STA | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Volusia_Habitat__SG_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:24:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6926 | 3 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Green Extreme Homes & Carl Franklin Homes — First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofit, Garland, TX | This builder was honored with an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for the first retrofit home certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready home requirements.The 60-year-old, t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:27:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5553 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing | This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, FL. The re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_hvac_sizing.pdf | 2/22/2012 9:27:52 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5125 | 3 | Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations | This guide presents the key criteria required to create accurate heating and cooling load calculations and offers examples of the implications when inaccurate adjustments are applied to the HVAC desig | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_load_calc.pdf | 6/24/2011 11:01:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5411 | 3 | Advanced Strategy Guideline: Air Distribution Basics and Duct Design | This report discusses considerations for designing an air distribution system for an energy efficient house that requires less air volume to condition the space. Considering the HVAC system early in t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_air_distr.pdf | 12/16/2011 4:28:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5907 | 3 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Hot-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_hot_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:42:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5972 | 3 | Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes | This report is a revision of an earlier report titled: Measure Guideline: Managing the Drivers of Air Flow and Water Vapor Transport in Existing Single-Family Homes. Revisions include: Information in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow_watervapor_transport.pdf | 10/25/2012 6:26:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4839 | 3 | Providing a Thermal Break in Gut Rehabs | This fact sheet provides step-by-step guidelines for implementing cost-effective wall insulation strategy. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/gut_rehab_thermal_break_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:11:13 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4849 | 3 | General PV Specification | This fact sheet gives a brief overview of testing, mounting, and system components of photovoltaic electric systems for homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/pv_specification.pdf | 12/15/2010 2:06:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6729 | 3 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: EEBA Builder’s Guides | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Builder’s Guides, which met a great need for clear guidance on the latest technologies and best practices for high-performance | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1a_ba_innov_eeba_buildersguides_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:31:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6641 | 3 | Best Practices Case Study: Treasure Homes, Fallen Leaf at Riverbend, Sacramento, CA | Case study of Treasure Homes who installed solar panels on the roofs, plus extra insulation, roof sheathing with an integrated radiant barrier, rigid foam exterior insulation, and a Smart Vent night c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_treasure_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:19:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3472 | 3 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Design, Build or Renovate | This document helps builders design, build, or renovate homes, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, indoor air quality, dust, and living creatures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32114.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3371 | 3 | Advanced Air Distribution Strategies Improve Performance of Palm Harbor Homes: Building America System Fact Sheet | Palm Harbor Homes and Building America’s Industrialized Housing Partnership have teamed together to develop air-distribution and duct-sealing strategies that reduce energy use and increase comfort. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/30540.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3433 | 3 | Weather-Resistive Barriers | How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather-resistive barriers: Building Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/28600.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3350 | 3 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate | This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% en | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38449.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4703 | 3 | High-Performance Home Technologies: Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County-Volume 7.1 | This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_climate_guide_2013.pdf | 10/28/2010 5:29:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4802 | 3 | Residential Best Practices Criteria | This information sheet lists some of the basic characteristics for energy performance, durability, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality that should be met in all high performance homes. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/bscinfo_001_residential_best_practices_criteria.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:26:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7947 | 3 | HIA 2018 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo Infill Home, Kalamazoo, MI | Case study of a DOE 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 46. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2018hiawinner_Kalamazoo_102418_HR.pdf | 12/18/2018 1:25:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8145 | 3 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Panacea, Denver, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Thrive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8146 | 3 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, Suffolk County LandBank Attainable Housing, East Patchogue, NY | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_United_Way_Long_Island_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:59:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6655 | 2 | Impact of Residential Mechanical Ventilation on Energy Cost and Humidity Control | Optimizing whole house mechanical ventilation as part of the Building Ameerica program's systems engineered approach to constructing housing has been an important subject of the program's research. Ve | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/impact_mechanical_ventilation.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:27:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5906 | 2 | 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate | This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. W | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/40percent_mixed_humid.pdf | 8/22/2011 6:35:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6540 | 2 | Moisture Durability with Vapor-Permeable Insulating Sheathing | Exterior sheathing insulation is an effective strategy in increasing the overall R-value of wall assemblies; other benefits include decreasing the effects of thermal bridging and increasing the moistu | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/moisture_durability_insulating_sheathing.pdf | 10/31/2013 5:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6597 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Weiss Building & Development, Downers Grove, Illinois | This single-family home built in a peat bog has underground storage tanks and drainage tanks, blown fiberglass insulation, coated rigid polyisocyanurate, and flashing. The 3,600-square-foot custom hom | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 4:20:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6599 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Homes, San Marcos, California | Designed to produce as much energy as it uses, the ZeroHouse incorporates a PV system, R-15 fiberglass batts in walls, and slab-on-grade foundation. The builder ranked fifth in the nation on Builder M | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_KB%20Homes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:15:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6618 | 2 | Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-Dominated Climates | This project evaluates the cooling energy savings and cost effectiveness of radiation control retrofit strategies for residential attics in U.S. cooling-dominated climates. Usually, in residential app | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/roof_attic_thermal_radiation_control.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:27:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6619 | 2 | Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program: High Performance Manufactured Home Prototyping and Construction Development | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Northwest Energy Works (NEW), the current Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/nw_manufactured_housing.pdf | 12/19/2013 12:42:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6621 | 2 | Air-to-Water Heat Pumps With Radiant Delivery in Low-Load Homes | Space conditioning represents nearly 50% of average residential household energy consumption, highlighting the need to identify alternative cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling and heating strateg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtowater_heat_pumps.pdf | 12/19/2013 5:18:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6731 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Attic Air Sealing Guidelines | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored Guide to Attic Air Sealing by Building America research partner Building Science Corporation, which provides best practices fo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_1c_ba_innov_atticairsealing_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:41:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6762 | 2 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2014 5:47:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6767 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ducts Sealing Using Injected Spray Sealant | In multifamily and attached buildings, traditional duct sealing methods are often impractical or costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, the Raleig | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/04/f14/case_study_ducts_sealing.pdf | 4/2/2014 6:09:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6736 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Science-Based Climate Maps | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the Building America-developed climate zone map, which serves as a consistent framework for energy-efficiency requirements in the national model | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3a_ba_innov_buildingscienceclimatemaps_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:11:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6738 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented Crawlspaces Code Adoption | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research which has supported acceptance of unvented crawlspaces in the IRC. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3c_ba_innov_unventedcrawlspaces_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:20:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6665 | 2 | Measured Performance of Residential Dehumidifiers Under Cyclic Operation | Residential construction practices are progressing toward higher levels of energy efficiency. A proven strategy to save energy is to simultaneously increase building insulation levels and reduce outdo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dehumidifiers_cyclic_operation.pdf | 1/29/2014 6:54:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6704 | 2 | No-Regrets Remodeling, 2nd Edition | No-Regrets Remodeling, sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is an informative publication that walks homeowners and/or remodelers through various home remodeling projects. In addition to remode | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/no_regrets_remodeling_ornl.pdf | 2/26/2014 7:59:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6708 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Basement Insulation Systems | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes research on basement insulation, which identifies the wall installation methods and materials that perform best in terms of insulation and water | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1a_ba_innov_basementinsulationsystems_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:15:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6583 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit | In this project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory studied heat pump water heaters, an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional electric resistance water heaters that can improve energ | https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/case-studies/BA_CS_HPWH_080712.pdf | 11/21/2013 7:17:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6500 | 2 | Optimizing Hydronic System Performance in Residential Applications | Even though new homes constructed with hydronic heat comprise only 3% of the market (US Census Bureau 2009), of the 115 million existing homes in the United States, almost 14 million of those homes (1 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/optimizing_hydronic_system_perf.pdf | 10/9/2013 8:48:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6508 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California | Exterior rigid foam insulation at the edge of the slab foundation was a unique feature for this low-load, unoccupied test house in a hot-dry climate and may be more appropriate for climates with highe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_exterior_rigid_foam.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:45:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6509 | 2 | Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation (BSC Report) | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cladding_attachment_over_exterior_insulation.pdf | 10/14/2013 8:50:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6531 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | In this Top Innovation profile, field and lab studies by BSC, PHI, and NorthernSTAR characterize the thermal, air, and vapor resistance properties of rigid foam insulation and describe best practices | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-7_exterior_rigid_insulation.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:30:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6275 | 2 | Comparison of Advanced Residential Water Heating Technologies in the United States | In this study, gas storage, gas tankless, condensing, electric storage, heat pump, and solar water heaters were simulated in several different climates across the United States, installed in both cond | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comparison_water_heating_tech.pdf | 6/10/2013 10:44:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6476 | 2 | Strategy Guideline: Application of a Construction Quality Process to Existing Home Retrofits | The Partnership for Home Innovation developed a construction quality process for new and existing high performance homes (HPH) in which high performance goals are established, specifications to meet t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_quality_construction.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:41:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6343 | 2 | Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs | This project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes. A home energy rating provides a quantitative appraisal of a home’s energy performance, u | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/field_assess_energy_audit_tools.pdf | 7/19/2013 6:27:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4929 | 2 | Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from 2009-2010 Testing | This report describes the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems compared in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period. | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1856-10.pdf | 1/14/2011 2:41:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4847 | 2 | Still Placing Ducts in the Attic? Consider Burying Them | This fact sheet explores the benefits of burying ducts
that run through vented attic space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/buried_ducts.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:52:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4848 | 2 | Why Right-Size? Science versus Practicality | This fact sheet examines the reasons behind resizing residential building heating and cooling systems.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/why_to_rightsize_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:58:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4857 | 2 | Smart Vapor Barrier: CertainTeed Dryright-vs-Kraft-Faced Insulation | This fact sheet CertainTeed compares the hygrothermal performances of DryRight™ fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding mater | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_vapor_barrier.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:08:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4858 | 2 | Practical Residential Wall Systems: R-30 and Beyond | This paper focuses on three of the most practical high-performance wall systems to achieve whole-wall performance of R-30 or above. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_r_walls.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:15:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4860 | 2 | Solar Domestic Water Heating: a Roof-Integrated Evaluation | This fact sheet describes an evaluation of the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/solar_hot_water_research.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:41:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5945 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Basement Insulation Basics | This guideline is intended to describe good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes, and to be a practical resource for building contractors, designers, and also to homeowners. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_basement_insul.pdf | 10/10/2012 4:36:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6021 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Energy-Efficient Window Performance and Selection | This document provides guidelines for the selection of energy-efficient windows in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. It includes information on window products, the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_windows.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:04:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6035 | 2 | High-R Walls for Remodeling: Wall Cavity Moisture Monitoring | The focus of the study is on the performance of wall systems, and in particular, the moisture characteristics inside the wall cavity and in the wood sheathing. Furthermore, while this research will in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high_rwalls_remodeling.pdf | 12/18/2012 4:29:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6042 | 2 | Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response | The focus of this project was to investigate the factors influencing consumer adoption of Home Energy Displays (HEDs) and to evaluate electricity consumption in households with basic HEDs versus enhan | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_displays.pdf | 12/20/2012 5:19:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6053 | 2 | Sonoma House: Monitoring of the First U.S. Passive House Retrofit | The Sonoma Deep Retrofit is a single-story deep retrofit project in the marine climate of Sonoma, California. The design was guided by Passive House principles that promote the use of very high levels | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sonoma_house.pdf | 12/26/2012 11:57:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6054 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Wood Window Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement | This measure guideline provides information and guidance on rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing existing window assemblies in residential construction. The intent is to provide information reg | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wood_windows.pdf | 12/26/2012 12:15:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6072 | 2 | Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces | This how-to guide explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and provides prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces. The | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilated_crawlspace_guide.pdf | 1/20/2013 9:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6081 | 2 | High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing | Two prominent approaches within the Building America Program to construct higher R-value walls have included use of larger dimension framing and exterior rigid foam insulation. These approaches have b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highr_walls_new_construction.pdf | 1/25/2013 11:11:15 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6087 | 2 | DOE Challenge Home Case Study: e2 Homes – Winter Park, Florida | This Challenge Home case study describes the first certified DOE Challenge Home as constructed by e2 Homes. Completed in May 2012, the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida, is a 4,305-ft2 custom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ch_casestudy_e2homes_4page.pdf | 1/31/2013 2:17:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5911 | 2 | Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community | This report describes work conducted at the Wisdom Way Solar Village (WWSV), a community of 10 high performance duplexes (20 homes) in Greenfield, MA, constructed by Rural Development, Inc. (RDI). Bui | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wisdom_way_community.pdf | 9/4/2012 4:04:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5928 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Transitioning to a Tankless Water Heater | This measure guideline provides information to help residential builders and retrofitters with the design, specification, selection, implementation, installation, and maintenance issues of transitioni | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_tanklesswh.pdf | 9/25/2012 11:40:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5655 | 2 | Improving Air-Conditioner and Heat Pump Modeling | This presentation describes a new approach to modeling residential air conditioners and heat pumps, which allows users to model systems by specifying only the more readily-available SEER/EER/HSPF-type | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_cond_heat_pump_model.pdf | 3/30/2012 12:52:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6927 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Nokomis, FL | The builder won an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this super-insulated home that features a 5.5-inch-thick layer of open-cell spray foam on the inside of the attic | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sarasota_Habitat09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 5:52:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6864 | 2 | Regional Variation in Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Performance in the U.S. | Residential heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have recently re-emerged on the U.S. market, and they have the potential to provide homeowners significant cost and energy savings. However, actual in use p | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/regional_variation_hpwh.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:53:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6865 | 2 | Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances | With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/demand_response_appliances.pdf | 8/15/2013 12:58:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6930 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes — Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA | This house was the Grand Winner in the Affordable Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, and has 6-inch SIP walls, a 10-inch structural insulated panel roof, and insulating concrete f | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_TCLegendCedarwood_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/3/2014 9:48:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6931 | 2 | Evaluating Domestic Hot Water Distribution System Options with Validated Analysis Models | A developing body of work is forming that collects data on domestic hot water consumption, water use behaviors, and energy efficiency of various distribution systems. Transient System Simulation Tool | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluating_domestic_hot_water.pdf | 10/6/2014 5:35:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6980 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space, Waldorf, Maryland | In this project, Building Science Corporation worked with production homebuilder K. Hovnanian to evaluate air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_air_leakage_transfer_garage.pdf | 12/4/2014 1:21:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6987 | 2 | Conway Street Apartments: A Multifamily Deep Energy Retrofit | While single-family, detached homes account for 63% of households (EIA 2009); multi-family homes account for a very large portion of that remaining housing stock, and this fraction is growing. Through | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf | 12/23/2014 9:22:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6935 | 2 | Taking the Challenge at Singer Village — A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR® for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, this builder, Brookside Development, was seeking to build an even more sustain | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/challenge_singer_village.pdf | 10/13/2014 9:34:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6962 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | This builder partnered with Building America to build HERS-58 homes with foam gaskets at sill and top plates, fresh air intakes, SEER 16/HSPF 9.5 heat pumps, and tight air sealing of 2.7 ACH50. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_2013.pdf | 10/31/2013 8:17:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6992 | 2 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings | This 2014 Top Innovations profile describes Building America research and support in developing and gaining adoption of ASHRAE 62.2, a residential ventilation standard that is critical to transforming | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_ASHRAE%2062_2.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:47:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7007 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction | Fire-resistance rated (or area separation) wall assemblies present a great difficulty in air sealing/compartmentalization, particularly in townhouse construction. To address this challenge, Building S | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_multifamily.pdf | 1/19/2015 6:05:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6849 | 2 | Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Ho | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/affordable_ch_hothumid.pdf | 8/8/2014 6:35:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6897 | 2 | Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders | The purpose of this project was to evaluate integrated packages of advanced measures in individual test homes to assess their performance with respect to Building America program goals, specifically c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_home_program_certification.pdf | 9/23/2014 1:15:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6906 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ground Source Heat Pump Research, TaC Studios Residence, Atlanta, Georigia | This case study describes the construction of a new test home that demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a high performance ground source heat pump for heating and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_groundsource_heat_pump_tac.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:04:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6911 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes — Kaltenbach Residence, Clinton, WA | This home on Whidbey Island won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home scores HERS 37 without PV or HERS -13 with 10 kW PV, enough to power the ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_CliftonView_Katlenbach%209-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:39:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6916 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Sterling Brook Custom Homes — Village Park Eco Home, Double Park, TX | This builder won a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for this showcase home that serves as an energy-efficient model home for the custom home builder: 1,300 visitors toured th | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Sterling_Brook_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:32:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7199 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 56 without PV or HERS 26 with PV, with 4.5” SIP walls and 8.5” SIP roof; uninsulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CarlFranklin_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:05:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7201 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlcok, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA | Case study of two DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the marine climate that got HERS 39 and 38 without PV or HERS 2-12 and -9 with PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 10.25” SIP roof; | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CVH_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:12:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7208 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-19 ocsf; basement with R-28 ccsf, R- | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Heirloom_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:31:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7213 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project of 62 affordable-housing apartment home in the hot-dry climate that exceeded CA Title 24-2008 by 35%, with 2x4 16” on cent | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/MutualHousing_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:44:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7214 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily project with 26 units in the cold climate that got a HERS 54 without PV, or HERS 28 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-2 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/NewTown_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:46:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7215 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-21 blown fiberglass; slab foundati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Palo%20Duro_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:48:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7216 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got HERS 57 without PV, with 6.5” SIP walls and 8.25” SIP roof; uninsulated slab foundation; fre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Sunroc_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:50:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7139 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_retrofit_foundation_insulation.pdf | 8/6/2015 7:58:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7149 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings | Designing a superinsulated home has many benefits including improved comfort, reduced exterior noise penetration, lower energy bills, and the ability to withstand power and fuel outages under much mor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_heating_loads_superinsulated.pdf | 8/12/2015 6:26:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7153 | 2 | Energy and IAQ Implications of Residential Ventilation Cooling | This study evaluates the energy, humidity and indoor air quality (IAQ) implications of residential ventilation cooling in all U.S. IECC climate zones. A computer modeling approach was adopted, using a | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_energy_and_iaq_implications_of_residential_ventilation_cooling.pdf | 8/14/2015 9:50:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7180 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-split-level-retrofit.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:51:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7189 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Project: Mutual Housing at Spring Lake | Building cost effective, high performance homes that provide superior comfort, health, and durability is the goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) program. This cas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-zerh-mutual-housing.pdf | 9/14/2015 12:09:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7045 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Singer Village - A Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Home, Derby, Connecticut | After progressively incorporating ENERGY STAR for Homes Versions 1, 2, and 3 into its standard practices over the years, builder Brookside Development was seeking to build an even more sustainable pro | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_singer_village_zero_energy.pdf | 4/5/2015 10:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7027 | 2 | Energy Efficiency Measures to Incorporate into Remodeling Projects | Energy improvements in a home are often approached as one concerted effort, beginning with a simple walk-through assessment or more in-depth energy audit and followed by the installation of recommende | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/efficiency_measures_remodeling.pdf | 2/27/2014 10:31:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7028 | 2 | Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life | In 2010, natural gas provided 54% of total residential space heating energy the U.S. on a source basis, or 3.5 Quadrillion Btu. Natural gas burned in furnaces accounted for 92% of that total, and boil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/improving-gas-furnace-performance.pdf | 2/27/2015 10:56:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7033 | 2 | Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast | Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double-stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage w | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-doublestud-wall-northeast.pdf | 3/19/2015 5:36:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7049 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community, Ithaca, New York | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community and builder AquaZephyr in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residenti | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/ba_case_study_ecovillage_zeroenergy_community.pdf | 4/15/2015 5:31:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7073 | 2 | Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc, (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. GH | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbelt-homes-pilot-program.pdf | 5/26/2015 5:13:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7074 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: A Production Builder's Passive House - Denver, Colorado | Brookfield Home’s first project is in a community called Midtown in Denver, Colorado, in which the builder took on the challenge of increased energy efficiency by creating a Passive House (PH)-certifi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_production_passive_house.pdf | 5/27/2015 10:16:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7078 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Insulation Pre- and Post-Retrofit, Syracuse, New York | In this study, IBACOS, in collaboration with GreenHomes America, Inc., was contracted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to research exterior wall insulation sol | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_exterior_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:00:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7088 | 2 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, Washington | The Woods is a 30-home, high- performance, energy efficient sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity (HFH). With Support from Tacoma Public Utilities, Washington State University (part of t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_ductless_heatpumps.pdf | 6/18/2015 5:45:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7051 | 2 | Exterior Insulation Implications for Heating and Cooling Systems in Cold Climates | The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior-insulation-implications-heating-cooling-systems.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:34:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7134 | 2 | Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards | Passive design principles (super insulation, airtight envelopes, elimination of thermal bridges, etc.) - pioneered in North America in the 70s and 80s and refined in Europe in the 90s have proven to b | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/climate-specific-passive-building.pdf | 8/5/2015 4:04:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7082 | 2 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Pilot Retrofit Project | In the fall of 2010, a multiyear pilot energy efficiency retrofit project was undertaken by Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI) a 1,566 home cooperative of circa 1930 and 1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland. G | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_greenbelt_retrofit.pdf | 6/9/2015 7:21:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7276 | 2 | Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes | A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing ene | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation-roof-designs-ee-manufactured-homes.pdf | 12/30/2015 4:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7206 | 2 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that got a HERS 51 without PV, with foam-filled masonry block walls with .75” rigid foam, furring str | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Habitat_SSarasota_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:26:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7251 | 2 | Building America Research-to-Market Plan | This report presents the Building America Research-to-Market Plan (Plan), including the integrated Building America Technology-to-Market Roadmaps (Roadmaps) that will guide Building America’s research | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/11/f27/Building%20America%20Research%20to%20Market%20Plan-111715.pdf | 11/18/2015 10:58:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7320 | 2 | Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation | In 2012-2013, IBACOS worked with a builder, Brookfield Homes in Denver, Colorado, to design and construct a Passive House certified model home. IBACOS used several modeling programs and calculation me | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65213.pdf | 2/25/2016 3:31:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7323 | 2 | Measure Guideline: Passive Vents | This guideline is intended to be useful to designers, decision makers, and contractors who implement passive ventilation strategies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65004.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:38:21 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7324 | 2 | Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings | Exhaust ventilation and corresponding outdoor air strategies are being implemented in high performance, new construction, multifamily buildings to meet program or code requirements
for improved indoo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64758.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:46:50 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7342 | 2 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Savannah Gardens | The Savannah Housing Department is leading sustainable and affordable housing development in Georgia. It partnered with Southface Energy Institute, a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Partners | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/66145.pdf | 3/16/2016 9:33:29 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7365 | 2 | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH) (New York, Climate Zone 5A) built a pair of townhomes to Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS+ 2015) criteria to explore approaches for achieving Passive Hou | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65225.pdf | 3/21/2016 9:44:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7367 | 2 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Southern Energy Homes, First DOE Zero Energy Ready Manufactured Home | The country’s first Zero Energy Ready manufactured home that is certified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is up and running in Russellville, Alabama. The manufactured home was built by a partne | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65438.pdf | 3/22/2016 2:27:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7368 | 2 | Modular Zero Energy: BrightBuilt Home | With funding from the Building America Program, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with BrightBuilt Hom | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65299.pdf | 3/22/2016 3:06:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7370 | 2 | NorthernSTAR 1-½-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing | This demonstration project is an example of three high-performance measures applied to one house in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The selected vacant home was completely renovated by Urban Homeworks (UHW), | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65407.pdf | 3/25/2016 12:13:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7328 | 2 | Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes—Habitat for Humanity The Woods | This final BA report focuses on the results of field testing, modeling, and monitoring of ductless
mini-split heat pump hybrid heating systems in seven homes built and first occupied at various
time | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65073.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:13:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7330 | 2 | Indirect Solar Water Heating in Single-Family, Zero Energy Ready Homes | In western Massachusetts, an affordable housing developer built a community of 20 homes with the goal of approaching zero energy consumption. In addition to excellent thermal envelopes and photovoltai | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65187.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:24:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7494 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Imery & Co, High-performance Bungalow, Roswell, GA | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 41 without PV or HERS 6 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_imery_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:21:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7466 | 2 | Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes | IBACOS investigated the performance of a small-diameter high velocity heat pump system compared to a conventional system in a new construction triplex townhouse. A ductless heat pump system also was | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65315.pdf | 9/2/2016 1:36:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7490 | 2 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans, Beacon House, Deer Park, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 32 without PV or HERS 9 with P | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_unitedwaylongisland_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:04:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7383 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Multifamily Zero Energy Ready Home Analysis | AvalonBay Communities, which is a large multifamily developer, was developing a three-building complex in Elmsford, New York. The buildings were planned to be certified to the ENERGY STAR® Homes Versi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/64763.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:35:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7334 | 2 | Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast | The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy performance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Ener | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65258.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:52:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7410 | 2 | Mockup Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system to provide space conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/mockup-small-diameter-air-distribution.pdf | 6/2/2016 9:17:36 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7373 | 2 | Modeling Enclosure Design in Above-Grade Walls | Building Science Corporation modeled typically well-performing wall assemblies using Wärme und Feuchte instationär (WUFI) Version 5.3 software and demonstrated that these models agree with historic ex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65480.pdf | 3/31/2016 5:34:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7380 | 2 | Technology Solutions for New Homes Case Study: Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes | The Columbia County (New York) Habitat for Humanity (Columbia County Habitat) affiliate has been experimenting with high-performance building since 2012, starting with ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes. In | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65226.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:18:32 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7386 | 2 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Accelerating the Delivery of Home-Performance Upgrades Using a Synergistic Business Model | The Building America team NorthernSTAR investigated opportunities to use the massive customer networks of the home service industry as a means to connect homeowners to home-performance solutions. Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65334.pdf | 4/15/2016 9:32:26 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7405 | 2 | Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4 | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64860.pdf | 5/27/2016 12:39:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7642 | 2 | Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate | In fiscal year 2013, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Florida Home Energy and Resources Organization (Florida HERO) began a collaborative effort to | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65457.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:06:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7645 | 2 | Building America Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Shallow Retrofit Results, Central and South Florida | The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is pursuing a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program in Florida. Researchers are looking to es | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67798.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:50:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7653 | 2 | Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation | Although heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) have gained significant attention in recent years as a high efficiency electric water heating solution for single family homes, central HPWHs for commercial or | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/66430.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:09:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4829 | 2 | Duct Sealing | This information sheet describes correct sealing of duct work, furnaces, and air handlers. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct_sealing.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:18:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4805 | 2 | Common Advanced Framing Details | This information sheet explains the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more
common advanced framing details. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/advanced_framing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:48:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4682 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate (Volume 11) | With the measures described in this guide, builders in the marine climate can build homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs fo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/marine_40_guide.pdf | 10/5/2010 11:26:42 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3845 | 2 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA | This Building America fact sheet describes a retrofit to improve efficiency of a 1930s era bungalow in Pittsburgh. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_asdal_builders.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3840 | 2 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Hot-Humid Climate: Houston | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_hh_houston_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3855 | 2 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: Pulte Homes - Civano, Tucson, Arizona | Building America factsheet on Pulte Homes, an energy-efficient home builder in hot dry climate using ducts in conditioned space, improved insulation, high-efficiency HVAC, and solar hot water. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_civano.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4068 | 2 | Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin | This Building America Builders Challenge home features efficiency upgrades of geothermal heat pump, PV, solar hot water, and added insulation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/builder_spotlight_timobrien.pdf | 12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3343 | 2 | Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003 | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Building (CARB) describes recommended best practices to achieve 30% - 40% energy savings without compromising health or safety in houses built in cold climates, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34560.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3376 | 2 | Basement Insulation. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Technology Fact Sheet | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3346 | 2 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate | This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and wate | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/36960.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3365 | 2 | Ceilings and Attics: Install Insulation and Provide Ventilation | This document provides guidelines for installing insulation and managing ventilation through your attic. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26450.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3814 | 2 | Basement Insulation | This fact sheet advises how to create a comfortable basement environment that is free of moisture problems and easy to condition. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26455.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3464 | 2 | Slab Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to insulate slab-on-grade floors and control moisture, air leakage, termites, and radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29237.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3468 | 2 | Right-Size Heating and Cooling Equipment | This fact sheet helps people choose the correct equipment size for heating and cooling to improve comfort and reduce costs, maintenance, and energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31318.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8144 | 2 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction, The Lupine Model, Fort Collins, CO | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Revive_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:50:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7778 | 2 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Lowry Plan | Thrive Home Builders built this 4,119-ft2 home at the Lowry development in Denver, Colorado, to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program. Despite | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_thrive_lowry_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7889 | 2 | Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load Homes in Climate Zone 2A | Low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small homes, causing i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1421385.pdf | 3/29/2018 5:41:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7654 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization | Combined space and water heater (combi or combo) systems are defined by their dual functionality. Combi systems provide both space heating and water heating capabilities with a single heat source. Thi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65429.pdf | 3/30/2017 3:17:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7657 | 1 | Building America Case Study: High-Velocity Small-Diameter Duct System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64162.pdf | 5/8/2017 6:20:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7648 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System | This study tests the performance of a variable airflow small-diameter duct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new construction unoccupied low-load test house in Pittsburgh, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64161.pdf | 3/22/2017 3:17:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7643 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Ducting Strategies with Encapsulated Attics in Climate Zones 2 and 4, LaFayette, Georgia (CZ4), and Savannah, Georgia (CZ2) | The focus of this study is on the performance of HPWHs with several different duct configurations and their effects on whole building heating, cooling, and moisture loads. A.O. Smith 60 gallon Voltex | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64861.pdf | 3/22/2017 1:17:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7676 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California | Heat pump water heaters offer a significant opportunity to improve water heating performance for the over 40% of U.S. households that heat domestic hot water using electric resistance storage water he | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64083.pdf | 6/19/2017 1:21:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7677 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater | This project completed a modeling evaluation of a hybrid gas water heater that combines a reduced capacity tankless unit with a downsized storage tank. This product would meet a significant market nee | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64551.pdf | 6/20/2017 1:57:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7678 | 1 | Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment | This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/61313.pdf | 6/26/2017 12:01:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7672 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | This report presents a cold-climate project that examines an alternative approach to ground source heat pump (GSHP) ground loop design. The innovative ground loop design is an attempt to reduce the in | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/60709.pdf | 6/9/2017 2:25:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7408 | 1 | Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes Case Study: Field Trial of an Aerosol-Based Enclosure Sealing Technology | This report presents the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelope air leaks using an aerosol sealing process developed by the Western Cooling Efficiency Center | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/06/f32/field-trial-enclosure-sealing-tech.pdf | 6/1/2016 12:59:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7379 | 1 | Efficient Solutions for New Homes Case Study: BrightBuilt Home, Modular Zero Energy | When done well, modular home production can provide lower costs and excellent quality control (QC)—compared to conventional home building methods— while still allowing a great deal of customization. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/65300.pdf | 4/12/2016 11:13:40 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7384 | 1 | Role of Solar Water Heating in Multifamily Zero Energy Homes | With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program, the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) worked with a developer in western Massachusetts to evaluate a SDHW s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65405.pdf | 4/12/2016 4:32:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7491 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Row Homes at RidgeGate, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning multifamily home in the cold climate that met the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria and achieved a HERS 50 without PV or HERS 30 with PV. | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrive_092716.pdf | 10/13/2016 5:09:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7463 | 1 | Evaluation of the Impact of Slab Foundation Heat Transfer on Heating and Cooling in Florida | Heat transfer to slab foundations has remained an area of building science with poor understanding over the last three decades of energy efficiency research. This is somewhat surprising since the area | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65355.pdf | 9/2/2016 12:37:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7468 | 1 | Final Report: Cooling Seasonal Energy and Peak Demand Impacts of Improved Duct Insulation on Fixed-Capacity (SEER 13) and Variable-Capacity (SEER 22) Heat Pumps | A new generation of central, ducted variable-capacity heat pump systems has come on the market, promising very high cooling and heating efficiency. Instead of cycling on at full capacity and then cycl | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64695.pdf | 9/14/2016 10:56:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7635 | 1 | Building America Case Study: Control Retrofits for Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Systems, Brooklyn, New York | Domestic hot water (DHW) heating is the second largest energy end use in U.S. buildings, exceeded only by space conditioning. Recirculation systems consisting of a pump and piping loop(s) are commonly | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pdfs/64542.pdf | 3/21/2017 7:07:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7630 | 1 | Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Race to Zero Energy Homes -- Appendix | This document is a set of appendices presenting technical discussion and references as a companion to the 'Building America FY 2016 Annual Report: Building America Is Driving Real Solutions in the Rac | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/67599.pdf | 3/21/2017 2:27:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7332 | 1 | Performance Analysis of a Modular Small-Diameter Air Distribution System | This report investigates the feasibility of using a home-run manifold small-diameter duct system
to provide space-conditioning air to individual thermal zones in a low-load home. This compact layout | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64858.pdf | 3/2/2016 9:41:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7329 | 1 | Quantifying the Financial Benefits of Multifamily Retrofits | The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit analyzed building, energy, and financial program data as well as other public
and private | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65082.pdf | 2/29/2016 2:20:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7371 | 1 | Technology Solutions for Existing Homes Case Study: Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings | For this project with the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team Home Innovation Research Labs, the retrofit insulated panels relied on an enhanced expanded polystyrene (EPS) for thermal resi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/03/f30/65184.pdf | 3/29/2016 9:33:56 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7325 | 1 | Retrofitting Garden-Style Apartments in Brooklyn, New York | This research effort sought to achieve a solution package that yields energy savings greater than 30% more than the existing conditions in a minimally intrusive, multifamily, retrofit project. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/65176.pdf | 2/29/2016 11:50:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7314 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Philadelphia Housing Authority Energy-Efficiency Turnover Protocols | The Philadelphia Housing Authority worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program to integrate energy-efficiency measures into the refurbishment process that each unit normally g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65354.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:11:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7315 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine Climate High-Performance Homes | The Woods is a sustainable community built by Habitat for Humanity in 2013. This community comprises 30 homes that are high-performance and energy-efficient. With support from Tacoma Public Utilities | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f30/ba_case_study_65074.pdf | 2/24/2016 5:28:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7316 | 1 | Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting | This research is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orlando, FL; Zone 2A), insulated with air permeable insulation (netted and blown fiberglass). Given the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64999.pdf | 2/25/2016 2:44:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7275 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol | Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/ba-case-study-combustion-safety-test-protocol.pdf | 12/30/2015 9:50:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7207 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the marine climate that got a HERS 49 without PV, or HERS 5 with PV, with 2x4 24” on center walls plus 8” exterior cavity toget | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HammerHand_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:29:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7218 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that got HERS 40 without PV, -3 with PV, with 2x4 16: on center walls with R-13.5 dense packed cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/UnitedWayLI_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:54:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7220 | 1 | Low-Cost Radon Reduction Pilot Study | The aim of the research was to conduct a primary scoping study on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation-living space | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low-cost-radon-reduction-pilot-study.pdf | 10/7/2015 9:43:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7221 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Sealed Crawl Space with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | The Building America team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) investigated a hybrid ventilation method that included the exhaust air from the crawl space as part of an ASHRAE 62.2-com | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation.pdf | 10/7/2015 10:12:30 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7227 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Measures for Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Mass Masonry Walls | In this project, the Building Science Corporation team studied a historic brick building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which is being renovated into 10 condominium units and adding insulation to the int | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/ba-case-study-retrofit-embedded-wood-masonry-walls.pdf | 10/26/2015 3:08:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7277 | 1 | Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | A system of compact, buried ducts provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for delivering conditioned air throughout the building. This report outlines research activities that are expe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/compact-buried-ducts-hot-humid.pdf | 1/8/2016 5:43:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7283 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Evaluation of Passive Vents in New-Construction Multifamily Buildings | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) conducted research to gain more insight into passive vents. Because passive vents are meant to operate in a general environment of negative apa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/01/f28/passive-vents-new-construction-multifamily.pdf | 1/27/2016 9:37:44 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7288 | 1 | Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard | This report outlines the steps a developer can take when creating and implementing high performance standards such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Zero Energy Ready
Home (ZERH) standards o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/64820.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:08:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7289 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles | This case study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America research team Building Science Corporation is a test implementation of an unvented tile roof assembly in a hot-humid climate (Orland | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/65000.pdf | 2/10/2016 7:48:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7291 | 1 | Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House | This report presents the design and evaluation of an innovative wall system. This highly insulated (high-R) light-frame wall system for use above grade in residential buildings is referred to as Exten | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/extended-plate-beam-wall-cold.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:06:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7292 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Design Guidance for Passive Vents in New Construction, Multifamily Buildings | In an effort to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, new construction,
multifamily buildings, dedicated sources of outdoor air are being implemented.
Passive vents are being selected by s | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65006.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:17:16 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7293 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand | Production builders in the Stapleton community of Denver, Colorado, now build 2,300-ft2 or larger homes that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® through the Certified Home | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64821.pdf | 2/17/2016 10:24:38 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7297 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House | With U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program support, Home Innovation Research Labs partnered with K. Hovnanian Homes to demonstrate a new buried-duct design that is durable, energy efficie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65261.pdf | 2/22/2016 3:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7304 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: The Impact of Thermostat Placement in Low-Load Homes in Sunny Climates | The Building America team IBACOS has found that low-load homes (zero energy ready homes) have differing room-to-room load densities and highly variable load densities throughout the day and year becau | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_64633.pdf | 2/23/2016 8:42:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7305 | 1 | Whole-House Solutions for Existing Homes: Supplemental Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump in the Hot-Humid Climate | The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction team that studied the effects of mini-split heat pumps in six central Florida homes. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/02/f29/ba_case_study_65367.pdf | 2/23/2016 9:24:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7083 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: Tommy Williams Homes, Gainesville, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales, but it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/ba_case_study_tommy_williams_homes.pdf | 6/10/2015 12:09:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7087 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, Minnesota | For this project, Amaris worked with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team, NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, to develop the first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) in Minnesota's cold climate usi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_zerh_amaris_homes.pdf | 6/17/2015 3:34:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7128 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Apartment Compartmentalization with an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/ba_case_study_compartmentalization_aerosol.pdf | 7/20/2015 1:06:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7133 | 1 | Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate | One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed-crawl-space-whole-house-ventilation-cold.pdf | 8/5/2015 3:58:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7137 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Low-Load Space-Conditioning Needs Assessment | Low-load options in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) market are limited, so many new-construction housing units are being fitted with oversized equipment that results in penalties | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_space_conditioning_assessment.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:18:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7138 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts | Transformations, Inc., has extensive experience building high-performance homes - production and custom - in a variety of Massachusetts locations and uses mini-split heat pumps (MSHPs) for space condi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba_case_study_minisplit_heatpumps_northeast.pdf | 8/6/2015 5:40:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7091 | 1 | Business Solutions Case Study: Marketing Zero Energy Homes: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, Florida | Building America research has shown that high-performance homes can potentially give builders an edge in the marketplace and can boost sales. But it doesn't happen automatically. It requires a tailore | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_lifestyle_homes.pdf | 6/22/2015 3:30:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7092 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hygrothermal Performance of a Double-Stud Cellulose Wall | Moisture problems within the building shell can be caused by a number of factors including excess interior moisture that is transported into the wall through air leakage and vapor drive, bulk water in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f23/ba_case_study_hygrothermal_double-stud_cellulose.pdf | 6/22/2015 4:06:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7095 | 1 | Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast | Transformations, Inc. has extensive experience building their high performance housing at a variety of Massachusetts locations, in both a production and custom home setting. The majority of their cons | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/monitoring-mini-split-ductless-heatpumps.pdf | 7/6/2015 1:24:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7123 | 1 | Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level, Cold-Climate Home | National programs such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and numerous other utility air sealing programs have brought awareness to homeowners of the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits. Yet, t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/retrofitting-split-level-cold-climate-home.pdf | 7/14/2015 12:32:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7079 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Investigating Solutions to Wind Washing Issues in Two-Story Florida Homes: Phase 2, Southeastern United States | In many two-story homes, there are attic spaces above the first-floor of the home that border portions of the second-story conditioned space. These spaces have breaches of the air and thermal boundari | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_windwashing_solutions_florida_homes.pdf | 5/27/2015 6:46:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7081 | 1 | Validating Savings Claims of Cold Climate Zero Energy Ready Homes | This report details the validation methods used to analyze consumption at each of these homes. It includes a detailed end-use examination of consumptions from the following categories: 1) Heating, 2) | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/savings-claims-cold-climate-zerh.pdf | 6/9/2015 2:39:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7077 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate | In this study, the U.S. Department of Energy’s team Building America Partner¬ship for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) worked with Kinsley Construction Company to evaluate the real-world pe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_insulated_siding_retrofit_cold.pdf | 5/27/2015 5:32:12 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7050 | 1 | Cold Climate Foundation Retrofit Experimental Hygrothermal Performance: Cloquet Residential Research Facility Laboratory Results | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge because the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach addresses thermal and moist | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cloquet-residential-research-facility-lab.pdf | 4/16/2015 3:26:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7058 | 1 | Innovative Retrofit Insulation Strategies for Concrete Masonry Foundations | Basements in climates 6 and 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. Such foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistrib | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation-strategies-concrete-masonry.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:22:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7059 | 1 | Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining | Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/attic-retrofit-home-energy-data-mining.pdf | 5/8/2015 2:32:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7061 | 1 | Multifamily Envelope Leakage Model | The objective of the 2013 research project was to develop the model for predicting fully guarded test results (FGT), using unguarded test data and specific building features of apartment units. The mo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily-envelope-leakage-model.pdf | 5/12/2015 3:35:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7062 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | In this project,the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team worked with builders in California to implement wall assemblies meeting a U-value lower than 0.050 Btu/h-ft2-°F. ARBI and i | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_high-performance_walls_hot-dry.pdf | 5/13/2015 4:15:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7063 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota | Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/ba_case_study_interior_foundation_insulation_retrofit.pdf | 5/13/2015 5:07:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7036 | 1 | Apartment Compartmentalization With an Aerosol-Based Sealing Process | Air sealing of building enclosures is a difficult and time-consuming process. Current methods in new construction require laborers to physically locate small and sometimes large holes in multiple asse | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/apartment-compartmentmentalization-aerosol-sealing.pdf | 3/26/2015 10:08:08 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7032 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast, Devens, Massachusetts | Double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing. In this project, Building Science Corpor | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_doublestud_wall_moisture.pdf | 3/17/2015 5:46:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7048 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Proper Water Heater Selection | This Strategy Guideline on proper water heater selection was developed by the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating prefe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy-guideline-water-heater-selection.pdf | 4/10/2015 10:40:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7038 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Overcoming Comfort Issues Due to Reduced Flow Room Air Mixing | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient, | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_reduced_flow_room_airmixing.pdf | 3/26/2015 12:45:40 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7040 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Case Study: Sunnyvale Marine Climate Deep Retrofit - Sunnyvale, California | In this project, the Building America team Alliance for Residential Building Innovation and Allen Gilliland of One Sky Homes collaborated on a marine climate retrofit project designed to meet both Pas | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/03/f20/ba_case_study_sunnyvale_marine_retrofit.pdf | 3/26/2015 1:49:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7191 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Testing an Unvented Roof with Asphalt Shingles in a Cold Climate | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A). The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental raf | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-unvented-roof-asphalt-shingles-cold.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:19:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7192 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Photovoltaic Systems with Module-Level Power Electronics | This guide will show how DC power optimizers and microinverters (both known as module-level power electronics) are being used in new and/or retrofit, single and multifamily homes.
| https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-pv-module-level-power-electronics.pdf | 9/21/2015 12:27:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7193 | 1 | High-Performance Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation Retrofits | A more accurate assessment of slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings than traditionally possible is now feasible. This has been enabled by advances in whole building energy simulation wit | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/slab-on-grade-foundation-insulation-retrofits.pdf | 9/23/2015 12:26:05 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7194 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Inverter-Driven Heat Pumps in Cold Climates | To better understand and characterize heating performance, the U.S. Department of Energy Building America team, Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), monitored seven inverter-driven A | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-inverter-driven-heat-pumps-cold.pdf | 9/25/2015 11:23:37 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7196 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Addison Homes, Cobbler Lane, Simpsonville, SC | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the mixed humid climate that got a HERS 41 without PV, with 2x4 16” on-center walls with 1 inch rigid foam, a sealed conditione | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Addison_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:22:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7181 | 1 | Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-Humid Climates | Test houses with unvented roof assemblies were built to measure long-term moisture performance, in the Chicago area (5A) and the Houston area (2A).
The Chicago-area test bed had seven experimental ra | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/unvented-roofs-asphalt-shingles-cold-hothumid.pdf | 9/3/2015 11:58:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7187 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 38 without PV, with staggered 2x4 studs every 8”on a 2x6 plate with dense-packed R-25 cell | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BrightLeaf_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 9/10/2015 2:39:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7188 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Ventilation System Effectiveness and Tested Indoor Air Quality Impacts | Ventilation system effectiveness testing was conducted at two unoccupied, single-family, detached lab homes at the University of Texas - Tyler. Five ventilation system tests were conducted with variou | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/09/f26/ba-case-study-ventilation-system-air-quality-impacts_0.pdf | 9/14/2015 11:29:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7155 | 1 | Duct Leakage Repeatability Testing | The purpose of this report is to evaluate the repeatability of the three most significant measurement techniques for duct leakage using data from the literature and recently obtained field data. We wi | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_duct_leakage_repeatability_testing_.pdf | 8/14/2015 10:09:10 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7179 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: High-Performance Ducts in Hot-Dry Climates | Ducts in conditioned space (DCS) represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. Various strategies exist for incorporating duct | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/ba-case-study-high-performance-ducts.pdf | 9/1/2015 2:46:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7141 | 1 | Laboratory Evaluation of Air Flow Measurement Methods for Residential HVAC Returns | This project improved the accuracy of air flow measurements used in commissioning California heating and air conditioning systems in Title 24 (Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards), thereby imp | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/iain_walker_-_laboratory_evaluation_of_air_flow_measurement_methods_for_residential_hvac_returns_.pdf | 8/10/2015 4:45:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7147 | 1 | Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes | Today’s high performance green homes are reaching previously unheard of levels of airtightness and are using new materials, technologies and strategies, whose impacts on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) canno | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/brennan_less_-_indoor_air_quality_in_24_california_residences_designed_as_high-performance_homes.pdf | 8/10/2015 6:02:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7209 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the cold climate that got a HERS 37 without PV, or HERS 23 with PV, with R-24 SIP walls, Basement with R-10 under slab, and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/HighPerform_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:34:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7210 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x4 walls 16” on center walls with R-15 cavit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/KBHome_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:38:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7211 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that got a HERS 52 without PV, or HERS -2 with PV, with 2x6 16” on center walls with R-14 ocsf plus R-4 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mandalay_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:40:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7212 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 50 without PV, or HERS 21 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-13 ccsf plus 3.5” blown | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Mantell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 5:42:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7202 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Dwell_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:16:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7203 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 30 without PV, with 2x8 24” on center walls with blown fiberglass and 4” polysio rigid foam; b | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Evolutionary_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:37:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7204 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Glastonbury Housesmith, Hickory Drive, South Glastonbury, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 29 without PV -23 with PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with 5.5 blown fiberglass and 2.75” ri | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Glastonbury_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:41:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7205 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY | Case study of three DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom homes in the cold climate that got a HERS of 26, 28, and 26 without PV or -3, -1, and -3.5 with PV; with R-22 ICFs, 10” ocsf plus | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Greenhill_20_26_28__2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:50:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7200 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 48 without PV, with 2x6 24” on center walls with R-23 blown fiberglass, ocsf at rim joists, ba | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/CharlesThomas_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15_0.pdf | 10/6/2015 4:08:17 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7198 | 1 | DOE ZERH Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT | Case study of a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in the cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV or HERS -14 with PV, with 8.5” double 2x4 walls with 8.5” (R-32) blown cellulose | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/BPCGreen_2015_DOE_ZER-HIA_casestudy_PNNL-10-5-15.pdf | 10/6/2015 3:36:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6917 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: AquaZephyr — Eco-Village-Ithaca, Ithaca, NY | This two-story, 1,664 ft2 home is one of 17 single-family and four duplex homes built as part of an energy-efficient cooperative. Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovati | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_AquaZephyr_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:47:02 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6918 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Brookside Development — Singer Village, Derby, CT | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is one of a development of seven two-story homes that garnered a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. Exceptional construction quality allowe | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Brookside_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:02:22 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6919 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting — The Preserve, New Paltz, NY | These super-insulated homes all have R-22 insulated concrete form walls, R-20 closed-cell spray form under the slab, ground source heat pump, tight air sealing, and more—helping this builder to win a | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Greenhill_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:12:28 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6920 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: KB Home — Double ZeroHouse, Lancaster, CA | The home that won a Production Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards serves as a model for this builder, showcasing high-tech features including an electric car charging station; a compr | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_KBHome_DoubleZero_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:30:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6921 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: M Street Homes — Smartlux on Greenpark, Houston, TX | This builder certified its first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home and won a Production Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. It is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_M%20Street_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:39:41 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6922 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes — Pronghorn Ranch, Prescott Valley, AZ | The builder has certified 20 homes to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program and plans are underway for 50 more. Winner of a Production Builder prize in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the homes achie | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Mandalay_09-19-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 10:51:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6923 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: New Town Builders — The ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO | The Grand Winner in the Production Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, this builder plans to convert all of its product lines to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home construction by the end | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_NewTownBuilders_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:01:19 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6924 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes — Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, NM | This builder was honored for Most DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Built in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. By July 2014, Palo Duro had completed 152 homes since the program began in 2013 (under the or | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Palo_Duro_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:07:55 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6925 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson — Church Community and Housing Corporation, Charlestown, RI | This DOE Zero Energy Ready Home garnered an Affordable Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, for its highly insulated construction, minisplit heat pump and water heater, and triple pane | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Caldwell_Johnson_Afford_09-20-14.pdf | 10/2/2014 11:17:07 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6912 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: The Imery Group — Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA | The first certified Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia was honored in the Custom Builder category of the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 2,811-ft2, two-story custom home has 2x6 advanced framed wa | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_ImeryGroup%2009-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:49:07 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6913 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: John Hubert Associates — EXIT-0 House, North Cape May, NJ | This house is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder and won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The 1,871-ft2 home features advanced-framed above-grade walls | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_JohnHubert_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:57:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6914 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: One Sky Homes — Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA | This builder took home the Grand Winner prize in the Custom Builder category in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards for its high performance building science approach. The builder used insulated concre | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_OneSky_9-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:19:20 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6915 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Promethean Homes — Gross-Shepard Residence, Charlottesville, VA | This is the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home for this builder, who earned a Custom Builder honor in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards. The home included rigid mineral wool board insulation over house | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/DOE_ZEH_Promthean_09-20-14_0.pdf | 10/2/2014 9:24:43 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6908 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amerisips Homes — Miller-Bloch Residence, Johns Island, SC | For this DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, the builder uses structural insulated panels to construct the entire building shell, includin | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Amerisips_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 4:27:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6909 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: BPC Green Builders — Trolle Residence, Danbury, CT | The builder of this 1,650-ft2 cabin won a Custom Home honor in the 2014 Housing Innovations Awards. The home meets Passive House Standards with 5.5-in. of foil-faced polysiocyanurate foam boards linin | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_BPC_Green_09-20-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:19:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6910 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Cobblestone Homes — 2014 Model Home, Midland, MI | This builder's first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home won a Custom Builder award in the 2014 Housing Innovation Awards, scored HERS 49 without PV or HERS 44 with 1.4 kW of PV, and served as a prototype and | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/DOE_ZEH_Cobblestone_09-19-14.pdf | 10/1/2014 5:29:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6850 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pilot Demonstration of Phased Retrofits in Florida Homes - Central and South Florida Homes | In this pilot project, the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction and Florida Power and Light are collaborating to retrofit a large number of homes using a phased approach | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/ba_case_study_phased_retrofits_florida.pdf | 8/8/2014 7:17:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6854 | 1 | Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Pollutant Levels in California Homes | This report presents results from the first year of a 2-year study, investigating associations of five air pollutants (CO, NO2, NOX, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde) with the presence of natural gas app | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/impact_of_natural_gas_appliances.pdf | 8/14/2013 6:11:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6811 | 1 | Building America Guidance for Identifying and Overcoming Code, Standard, and Rating Method Barriers | This guidance document was prepared using the input from the meeting summarized in the draft CSI Roadmap to provide Building America research teams and partners with specific information and approache | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/csi_guidance.pdf | 6/17/2014 10:00:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6826 | 1 | Greenbuilt Retrofit Test House Final Report | The Greenbuilt house is a 1980's era house in the Sacramento area that was a prominent part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficient Remodel Demonstration Program. The house | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/greenbuilt_retrofit.pdf | 7/2/2014 6:54:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6807 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation | For years, conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has specified two points: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/ba_case_study_hydronic_setback.pdf | 6/3/2014 1:43:33 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6886 | 1 | Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space | This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 Int | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_leakage_air_transfer.pdf | 9/16/2014 5:02:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6887 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The goal of this research is to provide durable and long-term water management solutions using exterior insulating sheathing as part of the water management system. It is possible to tape or seal the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guideline_guidance.pdf | 9/17/2014 5:40:32 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6889 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Hot-Dry Climate Whole-House Retrofit, Stockton, California | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) team conducted a deep retrofit project within Stockton’s Large-Scale Retrofit Program that expanded on the standard package by adding HVAC, wate | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_hotdry_wholehouse_retrofit.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:22:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6891 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Raised Ceiling Interior Duct System, New Smyrna, Florida | Builder S.E. Volusia County Habitat for Humanity (SEVHFH) was interested in constructing a home to the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home standards. SEVHFH partners with DOE te | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_raised_ceiling_ducts.pdf | 9/19/2014 5:55:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6893 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Excavationless: Exterior-Side Foundation Insulation for Existing Homes | Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_excavationless_foundation_insulation.pdf | 9/19/2014 6:12:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6894 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Balancing Hydronic Systems in Multifamily Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | In multifamily building hydronic systems, temperature imbalance may be caused by undersized piping, improperly adjusted balancing valves, inefficient water temperature and flow levels, and owner/occup | http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/09/f18/ba_case_study_balancing_hydronic_multifamily.pdf | 9/23/2014 11:14:18 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6863 | 1 | Effect of Fuel Wobbe Number on Pollutant Emissions from Advanced Technology Residential Water Heaters: Results of Controlled Experiments | The research summarized in this report is part of a larger effort to evaluate the potential air quality impacts of using liquefied natural gas in California. A difference of potential importance betwe | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6626e_final.pdf | 8/14/2013 7:46:24 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6837 | 1 | Performance Verification of Production-Scalable Energy-Efficient Solutions: Winchester/Camberley Homes Mixed-Humid Climate | Winchester/Camberley Homes collaborated with the Building America team Partnership for Home Innovation to develop a new set of high performance home designs that could be applicable on a production sc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/production_scalable_efficiency.pdf | 7/17/2014 6:38:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7010 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Boulder ZED Design Build - Boulder, Colorado | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Boulder, Colorado, that scored HERS 38 without PV and 0 with PV. This 2,504 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls, superior insulation a g | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_Boulder_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 12:46:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7012 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Durable Energy Builders - Houston, Texas | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Houston, Texas, that scored HERS 39 without PV and HERS 29 with PV. This 5,947 ft2 custom home has 11.5-inch ICF walls. The attic is insulated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_DurableEnergyBuilders_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:20:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7013 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Healthy Efficient Homes - Spirit Lake, Iowa | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, that scored HERS 41 without PV and HERS 28 with PV. This 3,048 ft2 custom home has advanced framed walls filled with 1.5 in | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_HealthyEfficientHomes_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:31:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7014 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Montlake Modern - Seattle, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Seattle, WA, that scored HERS 42 without PV and a -1 with PV. This 3,192 ft2 custom home has 6-inch SIP walls, a 12-inch SIP roof, an R-28 ICF | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TCLegend_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 1:45:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7015 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Leganza Residence - Greenbank, Washington | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Greenbank, Washington that scored HERS 37 without PV and a -5 with PV. This 1,955 ft2 custom home has 6.5-inch structural insulated panel (SIP | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_CliftonViewHome_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:13:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7016 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Near Zero Maine Home II - Vassalboro, Maine | This case study describes a DOE Zero Energy Ready home in Vassalboro, Maine, that scored HERS 35 without PV and HERS 11 with PV. This 1,200 ft2 home has 10.5-inch-thick double-walls with 3 layers of m | http://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/DOE_ZEH_TFullam_11-2014.pdf | 1/22/2015 2:39:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7017 | 1 | Addressing Kitchen Contaminants for Healthy, Low-Energy Homes | Cooking and cooking burners emit pollutants that can adversely affect indoor air quality in residences and significantly impact occupant health. Effective kitchen exhaust ventilation can reduce exposu | http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6547e.pdf | 1/29/2015 10:20:12 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7020 | 1 | High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates | High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/high-performance-walls-hotdry-climates.pdf | 2/5/2015 4:20:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7024 | 1 | Airflow Resistance of Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulations in Retrofit Applications | This report expands on Building America Report 1109 by applying the experimental apparatus and test method to dense-pack retrofit applications using mineral fiber insulation materials. Three fiber gla | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airflow-resistance-mineral-fiber-insultation.pdf | 2/17/2015 5:53:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7026 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cost Analysis of Roof-Only Air Sealing and Insulation Strategies on 1-1/2 Story Homes in Cold Climates, Minneapolis, MN | This case study describes the External Thermal and Moisture Management System developed by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership. This system is typically used in deep energy retrofits and is | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/ba_case_study_roof-only_air_sealing_cold_0.pdf | 2/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6995 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts | Through recent research efforts, CARB has been evaluating strategies and technologies that can make dramatic improvements in energy performance in multifamily buildings. In this project, the team help | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_case_study_conway_apartments.pdf | 12/24/2014 2:54:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6996 | 1 | Residential Mechanical Precooling | This research conducted by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation team evaluated mechanical air conditioner pre-cooling strategies in homes throughout the United States. EnergyPlus modeling | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/residential-mechanical-precooling.pdf | 12/29/2014 9:49:03 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6991 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Valuing Green in the Appraisal Process | This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes how Building America’s BARA team facilitated discussions between the Appraisal Institute and RESNET, paving the way for a groundbreaking agreement
between t | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/12/f19/ba_innovations_2014_green_appraisal.pdf | 12/24/2014 10:36:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6998 | 1 | Duct System Flammability and Air Sealing Fire Separation Assemblies in the International Residential Code | IBACOS identified two barriers that limit the ability of builders to cost-effectively achieve higher energy efficiency levels in housing. These are the use of duct system materials that inherently ach | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/duct-system-flammability-irc.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:10:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6999 | 1 | Distribution and Room Air Mixing Risks to Retrofitted Homes | Energy efficiency upgrades reduce heating and cooling loads on a house. With enough load reduction and if the HVAC system warrants replacement, the HVAC system is often upgraded with a more efficient | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air-mixing-risks-retrofitted-homes.pdf | 12/29/2014 10:26:48 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7004 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions | This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulation board, and is intended to serve contractors and designers seeking guidance for non-foa | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/mineral-fiber-insulation-retrofit-solutions.pdf | 1/19/2015 10:00:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6967 | 1 | New Whole-House Case Study: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, Florida | The builder worked with Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings to design HERS-65 homes with energy-efficient heat pumps and programmable thermostats with humidity controls, foam-filled concrete | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_william_ryan_homes_2013.pdf | 11/2/2013 6:39:21 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6971 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes | The energy efficiency-based financial benefits of adding exterior insulation are well accepted by the building industry, and using exterior insulation as the drainage plane is the next logical step. T | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_insulating_sheathing_drainageplanes.pdf | 11/6/2014 5:00:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6978 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Boiler Load Monitoring Controls, Chicago, Illinois | Most of Chicago’s older multifamily housing stock is heated by centrally metered steam or hydronic systems. The cost of heat is typically absorbed into the owner’s operating cost and is then passed to | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/ba_case_study_boiler_load_monitoring_controls.pdf | 11/19/2013 5:05:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5660 | 1 | An In-Depth Look at Ground Source Heat Pumps and Other Electric Loads in Two GreenMax Homes | Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with WPPI Energy to answer key research questions on in-field performance of ground-source heat pumps and | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ground_sourcehp_greenmax.pdf | 4/11/2012 12:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5476 | 1 | Technical Highlight: NREL Evaluates the Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Walls to Improve the Accuracy of Building Energy Simulation Tools | This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop models of uninsulated wall assemblies that help to improve the accuracy of building energy simulation tools when modeling potential energy s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tech_highlight_uninsul_walls.pdf | 1/10/2012 6:20:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5184 | 1 | Summary of Needs and Opportunities from the 2011 Residential Energy Efficiency Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia, March 16-18, 2011 | This meeting brought together more than 200 professionals representing organizations with vested interest in energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings. Participants identified or reinfor | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/51289.pdf | 9/27/2011 5:26:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5929 | 1 | Measured Performance of Occupied, Side-by-Side, South Texas Homes | The performance of three homes in San Antonio, Texas with identical floor plans and orientation were evaluated through a partnership between the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), CPS Energy, and Woo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/perf_sidebyside_txhomes.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5931 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Wall Air Sealing and Insulation Methods in Existing Homes; An Overview of Opportunity and Process | This guide provides renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and
insulation in an energy retrofit project. It also outlines the potential proj | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_wall_airsealing.pdf | 9/25/2012 12:46:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5887 | 1 | Attic or Roof? An Evaluation of Two Advanced Weatherization Packages | This project examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago brick bungalow. One strategy applies best practice | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/adv_weather_packages.pdf | 7/27/2012 6:40:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5895 | 1 | A Feasibility Study: Ductless Hydronic Distribution Systems with Fan Coil Delivery | The primary objectives of this study are to estimate potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and to identify equipment requirements, costs, and barriers with a focus | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ductless_hydronic_dist.pdf | 8/8/2012 5:22:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5903 | 1 | Assessment of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Scoring Tool | The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a series of assessments of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed Home Energy Scoring Tool (HEST). This report is an assessment of the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/home_energy_score_assess.pdf | 8/20/2012 11:37:54 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6094 | 1 | Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues | The Building America program has recognized that most of the current housing stock is in need of energy related retrofits. One of the best ways of reducing the space conditioning energy consumption is | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hygric_redistribution.pdf | 2/8/2013 6:40:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6097 | 1 | Expert Meeting Report: Energy Savings You Can Bank On | In October 2011, ARBI organized and conducted an Experts’ Meeting on the topic of performance guarantees and financing vehicles for Energy Efficiency Upgrades. The meeting brought together technical, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_energy_savings_to_bankon.pdf | 2/15/2013 1:24:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6106 | 1 | Reducing Thermal Losses and Gains With Buried and Encapsulated Ducts in Hot-Humid Climates | The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) monitored three houses in Jacksonville, FL, to investigate the effectiveness of encapsulated and encapsulated/buried ducts in reducing thermal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/encaps_ducts_hothumid.pdf | 3/4/2013 12:23:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6140 | 1 | Building America Expert Meeting: Combustion Safety | This is an overview of "The Best Approach to Combustion Safety in a Direct Vent World," held June 28, 2012, in San Antonio, TX. The objective of this Expert Meeting was to identify gaps and barriers | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/expt_mtg_combustion_safety.pdf | 3/27/2013 12:39:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6142 | 1 | Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate | Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Con | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/energy_retrofit_study_hothumid.pdf | 3/27/2013 1:20:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6077 | 1 | Energy Efficient Crawlspace Foundation Retrofit: Mixed Humid Climate | Residential quality management systems have most often been designed for new home construction. To address quality in existing homes in the form of Scopes of Work (SOW), the NAHB Research Center began | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/crawlspace_found_retrofit.pdf | 1/21/2013 11:14:14 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6080 | 1 | External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls | The use of exterior insulation on a building is an accepted and effective means to increase the overall thermal resistance of the assembly that also has other advantages of improved water management a | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/insulation_masonry_woodframed_walls.pdf | 1/21/2013 6:01:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6045 | 1 | Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.) Home Evaluation | This report describes the results of evaluation by the Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team of the “Super Energy Efficient Design” (S.E.E.D) home, a 1,935 sq. ft. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/seed_home_eval.pdf | 12/21/2012 12:41:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6023 | 1 | Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors | The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) Building America team is currently developing strategies designed to promote and achieve increased energy savings and promote upgrades in the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/strategy_guide_retrofit_risks.pdf | 12/10/2012 5:40:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5970 | 1 | Winchester/Camberley Homes New Construction Test House Design, Construction, and Short-Term Testing in a Mixed-Humid Climate | The NAHB Research Center partnered with production builder Winchester/Camberley Homes to build a new construction test house in the mixed-humid climate zone of Silver Spring, MD in June 2011. The goal | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/winchester_camberly_mixedhumid.pdf | 10/24/2012 11:53:11 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5971 | 1 | Communication of Energy Efficiency Information to Remodelers: Lessons From Current Practice | The effective communication of energy efficiency and building science information to remodeling contractors is achieved through varying formats, timelines, and modes depending on who is delivering the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/comm_ee_remodelers.pdf | 10/24/2012 1:10:44 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5974 | 1 | Achieving Very High Efficiency and Net Zero Energy in an Existing Home in a Hot-Humid Climate: Long-Term Utility and Monitoring Data | This study summarizes the first six months of detailed data collected on a single family home that experienced a series of retrofits targeting reductions in energy use. The project was designed to dev | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/net_zero_hot_humid_data_rev.pdf | 10/29/2012 10:08:33 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5975 | 1 | Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces | This measure guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces, including: when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure; how to identify and address risks; and the s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/highefficiency_gas_furnaces.pdf | 10/29/2012 6:32:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4862 | 1 | J. Cherry & Sons: Hot, Humid climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study describes highly efficient features of homes built by Cherry & Sons Home Builders in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cherry_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 12:58:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4869 | 1 | Veridian Homes: Cold Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings | This case study profiles Veridian builder's Whitman “Welcome Home” prototype based upon Building America practices, which features a solar water heating system, high performance envelope, and high eff | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/veridian_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 4:55:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4870 | 1 | Rural Development Inc.- Colrain: Near Zero Energy | The design of this home incorporates efficiency and renewable energy systems effectively and affordably. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/rdi_colrain_case_study.pdf | 12/16/2010 6:19:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4878 | 1 | Wisdom Way Solar Village | This article gives an overview of Wisdom Way Village, a community of affordable, sustainable solar homes in Greenfield, MA. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_wisdom_way_solar_village.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:25:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4879 | 1 | The Challenges of Basement Insulation | This study explores how effective inside insulation systems are at keeping basements dry as well as warm. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/in%20the%20news/HomeEnergy_The%20Challenges%20of%20Basement%20Insulation.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:30:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4880 | 1 | Designing and Building Hurricane-Resistant Homes | A production builder’s efforts to
identify better wall systems to use
in homes led to the development
of a disaster-resistant housing solution for the southeastern United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeenergy_designing_building_hurricane_resistant_homes.pdf | 12/17/2010 1:47:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4882 | 1 | ReVision Home: Building Insulation | This fact sheet describes the insulation used in the showcase ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/basf.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:45:14 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4883 | 1 | ReVision Home: Exterior Insulation Finish | This fact sheet describes the exterior insulation used in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/dryvit.pdf | 12/17/2010 3:51:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4892 | 1 | ReVision Home: Solar Hot Water | This fact sheet describes the solar hot water heating system installed in the ReVision Home in Las Vegas, NV. | http://www.carb-swa.com/articles/retrofits/EagleSun.pdf | 12/20/2010 10:25:59 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4840 | 1 | High Performance Building Details: Garage Band Joist Air Barrier | This fact sheet provides information about properly air sealing garages from the living space. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing1.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:26:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4838 | 1 | Which Spray Foam Is Right For You?: Appropriate Applications for Open-Cell & Closed-Cell Foam Insulation | This guideline focuses on performance benefits and the potential performance limitations of open-cell and closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/spray_foam_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 12:04:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4844 | 1 | Multi-Family Construction Air Sealing Guide | This is a graphical guide to air sealing in multi-family construction. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multi-family_air_sealing_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 1:26:22 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4851 | 1 | Are Your Multi-Family Buildings Accessible? | This article highlights federal accessibility laws which may apply to a housing development, and also discusses common mistakes made in the field which, if avoided,
will help to ensure compliance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multi-family_accessibility_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 6:54:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4852 | 1 | What's Wrong with My Home? The simple answer may be…you. | This fact sheet discusses how occupant behavior can have the greatest influence on energy use. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/homeowner_guide.pdf | 12/15/2010 6:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4853 | 1 | Tankless Water Heaters | This fact sheet gives an overview of function and energy-saving features of tankless water heaters. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/tankless_water_heaters.pdf | 12/15/2010 7:07:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4937 | 1 | Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Near Zero Energy Home in Callaway, Florida | This case study reports on a near zero energy home in Callaway, FL. This paper briefly reviews the design and then focuses on the first four months of energy performance during the second half of 200 | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1793-09.pdf | 1/14/2011 5:32:04 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4943 | 1 | Very Low Energy Homes in the United States: Perspectivies on Performance from Measured Data | This reports describes how Florida Solar Energy Center measured annual performance data from a dozen recent-vintage very low energy homes in North America. Many of the designs combine greater energy | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-RR-302-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 12:56:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4944 | 1 | NightCool: A Nocturnal Radiation Cooling Concept | This report describes an experimental evaluation that was conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates. The system | http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1771-08.pdf | 1/17/2011 1:08:26 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4981 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA | Wisdom Way Solar Village is an appropriate moniker for the 20-unit
community of energy-efficient duplexes in Greenfield, MA. The homes meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Builde | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bp_ruraldevelopment_cold.pdf | 2/18/2011 11:14:17 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5000 | 1 | High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes, Melbourne, FL | LifeStyle Homes of Melbourne,
Florida, is aiming for affordable net zeroenergy homes with help from Building America research partner Florida Solar Energy Center | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_bc_lifestyle_hot-humid.pdf | 2/25/2011 11:36:51 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5018 | 1 | Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climate – Volume 12 | This document describes measures builders can use to construct homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% in the cold and very cold climate region of the United States. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/cold_climate_guide_40percent.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:48:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 5019 | 1 | Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes – Volume 13 | Following Building America-sponsored research, this guide focuses on planning energy-efficient improvements for historic houses while preserving the home’s historic features, being aware of and adheri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/historic_homes_guide.pdf | 3/11/2011 11:55:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6442 | 1 | Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data | Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Devel | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/hot_water_distribution_model.pdf | 8/7/2013 11:42:53 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6470 | 1 | Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago | This project examines the implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago—a free-standing two story two-family dwelling and a larger free-standin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/evaluation_ceda_pilots.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:13:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6472 | 1 | Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes | In 2009, Mass Development issued a RFP for teams to develop moderately priced high-efficiency homes on two sites within the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone. MassDevelopment, a Massachusetts agency tha | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ftdevens_townhomes.pdf | 9/4/2013 3:42:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6474 | 1 | Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England | Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/multifamily_masonry_retrofit.pdf | 9/4/2013 5:18:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6208 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings | This guideline provides building owners, professionals involved in multifamily audits, and contractors insights for improving the balance and tuning of steam systems. It provides readers an overview o | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_steam_system_balancing.pdf | 4/26/2013 6:38:29 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6213 | 1 | Assessing Foundation Insulation Strategies for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code in Cold Climate New Home Construction | While the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 (IECC 2012) has been adopted at a national level, only two cold climate states have adopted it as their new home energy code. Understanding the re | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/assessing_foundation_insulation_strategies.pdf | 4/30/2013 2:50:19 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6214 | 1 | Project Overcoat — An Exploration of Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1-½ Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates | The development of an alternative method to interior-applied insulation strategies or exterior applied “band-aids” such as heat tapes and ice belts may help reduce energy needs of millions of 1-1/2 st | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/project_overcoat_exterior_insulation.pdf | 4/30/2013 6:02:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6267 | 1 | Variability in Measured Space Temperatures in 60 Homes | This report discusses the observed variability in indoor space temperature in a set of 60 homes located in Florida, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Temperature data were collected at 15-minute inte | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/meas_space_temp_60homes.pdf | 6/4/2012 4:01:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6477 | 1 | Electric Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies and Consumer Behavior | Smart homes hold the potential for increasing energy efficiency, decreasing costs of energy use, decreasing the carbon footprint by including renewable resources, and trans-forming the role of the occ | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/smart_home_electric_energy.pdf | 9/5/2013 2:09:48 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6280 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: A Homeowner’s Guide to Window Air Conditioner Installation for Efficiency and Comfort | This fact sheet offers a step-by-step guide to proper installation of window air conditioning units, in order to improve energy efficiency, cost savings, and comfort for homeowners. | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ac_installation_guide.pdf | 6/18/2013 6:21:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6503 | 1 | Measured Performance of a Low Temperature Air Source Heat Pump | A 4-ton Low Temperature Heat Pump (LTHP) manufactured by Hallowell International was installed in a residence near New Haven, Connecticut and monitored over two winters of operation. After attending t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/low_temp_air_source_heat_pump.pdf | 10/9/2013 9:06:51 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6505 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland | Under this project, the BA-PIRC research team evaluated the installation, measured performance, and cost-effectiveness of efficiency upgrade measures for a tenant-in-place deep energy retrofit at the | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_bayridge_multifamily_retrofit.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:46:59 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6506 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings, Chicago, Illinois | Steam heated buildings often suffer from uneven heating as a result of poor control of the amount of steam entering each radiator. In order to satisfy the heating load to the coldest units, other unit | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/steam_system_balancing_tuning_multifamily_residential.pdf | 10/11/2013 3:51:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6532 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Next Generation Advanced Framing | This Top Innovation profile documents faster, smarter ways to employ three advanced framing techniques: continuous drywall, rim joist headers, and continuous sheathing for raised heel trusses. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-1-2_advanced_framing.pdf | 10/29/2013 4:38:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6534 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners | This Top Innovation profile explains how comprehensive performance testing by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory led to simple, affordable methods that homeowners could employ for increasing the | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_1-2-5_window_ac.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:00:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6535 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | In this Top Innovation profile, Building Science Corporation guides contractors through several options for repairing or replacing old windows to improve air sealing and thermal performance. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-8_window_rehab.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:08:16 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6537 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2013 Profile – Building America Solution Center | This Top Innovation profile provides information about the Building America Solution Center created by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a web tool connecting users to thousands of pieces of buil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_innovations_3-1-10_basc.pdf | 10/29/2013 5:28:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6526 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Inverted Attic Bulkhead for HVAC Ductwork, Roseville, California | In this project, the Building America research team, IBACOS, worked with K. Hovnanian Homes to monitor the effectiveness of the space conditioning system in a 2,253-ft single-story slab-on-grade ranch | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_inverted_attic_bulkhead.pdf | 10/29/2013 1:08:39 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6587 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Washington | Ted Clifton, founder of Clifton View Homes, achieved an impressive Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 34 (without solar panels) on a two-story home completed in July 2011 that also earned him h | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CliftonView_062314.pdf | 11/25/2013 6:55:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6589 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study, Weiss Building & Development, LLC., System Home, River Forest, Illinois | The Passive House Challenge Home located in River Forest, Illinois, is a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath, 3,600 ft2 two-story home (plus basement) that costs about $237 less per month to operate than a similar si | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Weiss_Passive-System_062414.pdf | 11/25/2013 7:15:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6591 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Caldwell and Johnson, Exeter, Rhode Island | This house, constructed by Caldwell and Johnson, should save its owners $600 per year over the 2009 IECC with the help of efficiency measures such as walls with OSB sheathing and R-13 open cell spray | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_CaldwellJohnson_062314.pdf | 11/26/2013 12:47:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6594 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Preferred Builders, Old Greenwich, Connecticut | The first Challenge Home built in New England features cool-roof shingles, HERS 20–42, and walls densely packed with blown fiberglass. This house won a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in the custom buil | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PreferredBuilders_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 1:47:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6595 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: StreetScape Development, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois | These single-family, HERS 45 homes incorporate 2×6 wood framed walls with R-20 open cell spray insulation and OSB. The builder, StreetScape Development, won a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in the cust | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_StreetScape_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:29:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6596 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Custom House, Devens, Massachusetts | This single-family home features a superinsulated shell with 12-inch double walls filled with open cell spray foam, as well as R-5 triple-pane windows. The 18.33 kW photovoltaic system can produce al | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Transformation_Custom_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 3:42:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6552 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Cladding Attachment Over Thick Exterior Insulating Sheathing | The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of wood-framed walls and mass masonry wall assemblies. Insulation on the exterior of | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_cladding_attachment.pdf | 11/11/2013 10:53:23 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6565 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas | PNNL, FSEC, and CalcsPlus provided technical assistance to Build San Antonio Green on three deep energy retrofits. For this gut rehab they replaced the old roof with a steeper roof and replaced drywal | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_san_antonio_green.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:02:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6566 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon | This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific N | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_deep_energy_retrofit.pdf | 11/18/2013 12:08:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6568 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Ravenwood Homes and Energy Smart Home Plans, Inc., Cape Coral, Florida | PNNL, Florida HERO, and Energy Smart Home Plans helped Ravenwood Homes achieve a HERS 15 with PV or HERS 65 without PV on a home in Florida with SEER 16 AC, concrete block and rigid foam walls, high-p | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_ravenswood_energysmart.pdf | 11/19/2013 6:53:31 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6571 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, Florida | PNNL and Calcs Plus helped the South Sarasota County Florida Habitat for Humanity retrofit a 1978 single-story home by stripping old drywall, air sealing concrete block walls, and installing rigid ins | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f5/case_study_habitat_sarasota.pdf | 11/19/2013 7:12:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6710 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Unvented, Conditioned Attics | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing an unvented attic insulated along the roof line provides better energy performance than a vented attic when HV | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_1c_ba_innov_unventedconditionedattics_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 7:25:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6717 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Outside Air Ventilation Controller | venThis Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research showing how automated night ventilation can reduce cooling energy costs up to 40% and peak demand up to 50% in Cali | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/1_3c_ba_innov_outsideairventcontroller_011713.pdf | 3/4/2013 8:00:10 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6725 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Community Scale High Performance with Solar - Pulte Homes | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Pulte Homes of Tucson’s work with Building America to apply a suite of energy-efficiency measures integrated with passive solar design and solar | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_1i_ba_innov_pultehomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 1:20:37 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6727 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: ENERGY STAR for Homes Support | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America’s technical support to ENERGY STAR for Homes, which has labeled more than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR homes that have delivered $23 | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/2_3a_ba_innov_energystarforhomes_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 2:37:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6696 | 1 | Technology Solutions Case Study: Replacement of Variable-Speed Motors for Furnaces | In conjunction with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd. (PEG), the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) evaluated | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f7/case_study_variablespeed_furnacemotor.pdf | 2/19/2014 3:12:36 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6700 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Condensing Boilers—Optimizing Efficiency and Response Time During Setback Operation | Conventional wisdom surrounding space heating has consistently stated two things: size the mechanical systems to the heating loads, and setting the thermostat back at night will result in energy savin | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_condensing_boilers.pdf | 2/25/2014 11:02:06 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6740 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Thermal Bypass Air Barriers in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes Building America research supporting Thermal Bypass Air Barrier requirements. Since these were adopted in the 2009 IECC, close to one million ho | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/4_3d_ba_innov_thermalbypassairbarriers_011713.pdf | 3/5/2013 4:25:41 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6747 | 1 | Optimization of Ventilation Energy Demands and Indoor Air Quality in the ZEBRAlliance Homes | High-performance homes require that ventilation energy demands and indoor air quality (IAQ) be simultaneously optimized. In this project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers attempted to bridge | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ventilation_airquality_zebralliance.pdf | 3/14/2014 4:07:20 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6749 | 1 | Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Applying Best Practices to Florida Local Government Retrofit Programs - Central Florida | In some communities, local government and non-profit entities have funds to purchase and renovate distressed, foreclosed homes for resale in the affordable housing market. Numerous opportunities to im | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_florida_retrofit_programs.pdf | 3/20/2014 3:55:49 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6750 | 1 | New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HVAC Design Strategy for a Hot-Humid Production Builder, Houston, Texas | Building Science Corporation (BSC) worked directly with the David Weekley Homes - Houston division to develop a cost-effective design for moving the HVAC system into conditioned space. In addition, BS | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f12/case_study_hvac_design_hothumid.pdf | 3/20/2014 4:04:38 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6769 | 1 | Measure Guideline: Optimizing the Configuration of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes | This measure guideline offers additional recommendations to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system designers for optimizing flexible duct, constant-volume HVAC systems using junction | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/measure_guide_flexible_duct_boxes.pdf | 4/2/2014 7:37:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6734 | 1 | Building America Top Innovations 2012: Building Energy Optimization Analysis Method (BEopt) | This Building America Top Innovations profile describes the DOE-sponsored BEopt software, which ensures a consistent analysis platform and accurate simulations. Many BEopt algorithms have been adopted | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/01/f6/3_3a_ba_innov_beopt_011713_0.pdf | 3/5/2013 3:54:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6623 | 1 | Measured Whole-House Performance of TaC Studios Test Home | As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the const | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/wholehouse_tac_studio_test.pdf | 12/24/2013 12:21:18 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6626 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: CDC Realty, Inc. - Centennial Terrace, Tucson, AZ | Case study on CDC Realty who achieved HERS 70 by putting ducts in a conditioned attic insulated along the roofline with netted cellulose, R-5 rigid insulated sheathing over R-19 wall cavity insulation | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_cdc_centennial_hotdry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:02:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6627 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: David Weekley Homes - Eagle Springs and Waterhaven, Houston, TX | Case study describing David Weekley Homes, Houston Division, has qualified more than 1,240 homes for the DOE Builders Challenge. Advanced framed 2x6 walls with open headers and two-stud corners allow | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_david_weekley_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:07:01 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6628 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Green Coast Enterprises - Project Home Again, New Orleans, LA | Case study about Green Coast Enterprises, who received design assistance and analysis from Building America team Building Science Corporation to build 100 homes for New Orleans families displaced by H | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_green_coast_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:13:34 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6630 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Imagine Homes - Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX | This case study describes Imagine Homes, who met Builders Challenge criteria on more than 200 homes in San Antonio with rigid foam exterior sheathing, ducts and air handler in conditioned space in a s | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_imagine_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:24:31 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6632 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies - Armory Park Del Sol, Tucson, AZ | Case study of John Wesley Miller Companies, who built two net zero energy homes plus 97 other solar homes in Tucson, AZ. Masonry block walls with rigid foam exterior sheathing, rigid foam over the roo | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_miller_hotdrymixeddry.pdf | 12/31/2012 10:36:04 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6636 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Quadrant Homes - Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA | Case study of Quadrant Homes, a Seattle area builder who, despite the recession, sold three homes a day in the first half of 2009, by letting buyers choose from 300 floor plans and 10,000 options, inc | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_quadrant_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:49:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6637 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc. - Village at Miller Creek, Burien, W | Case study of Schneider Homes, who achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC with analysis and recommendations from DOE’s Building America including moving ducts and furnace into conditioned space, R-23 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_schneider_marine.pdf | 12/31/2012 2:55:08 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6639 | 1 | Best Practices Case Study: Tommy Williams Homes -Gainesville, FL | Case study of Tommy Williams Homes who has continued to outsell the competition with sales increasing despite the recession thanks to a systems-engineering approach developed with DOE’s Building Ameri | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/case_study_40_tommywilliams_hothumid.pdf | 12/31/2012 3:11:09 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6602 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Palo Duro uses advanced framing
techniques like 2x6 24-inch on-center framing, open headers above windows on non-load-bearing walls, 2-stud corners, ladder blocking where walls intersect, and single | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_PaloDuroHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6603 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Transformations, Inc., Production House, Devens, Massachusetts | A collaboration with Building America team Building Science Corporation helped this builder win a 2013 Housing Innovation Award in 2013—a 2,508-ft2 home built on speculation in the Devens, MA, subdivi | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TransformationProduction_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:16:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6605 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona | This builder built fourteen homes in the Gordon Estates subdivision that achieved Challenge Home certification with HERS 38–58 on an affordable budget for homeowners. Every Mandalay home in the develo | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Mandalay_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 6:47:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6606 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida | In this 18-home community, all homes are LEED Platinum and meet ENERGY STAR for Homes Version 3 requirements, HERS 23–53. Half way through the project, Habitat for Humanity heard about the DOE Challen | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/06/f22/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_Manatee_HabitatForHumanity_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:08:56 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6607 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Seattle, Washington | This house incorporates slab-on-grade, EPS roof, and radiant heating with an air-to-water heat pump that also preheats domestic hot water. Without counting in the solar panels, the home earns a home e | https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/BA_ZeroEnergyReady_TCLegendHomes_062414.pdf | 11/26/2013 7:19:30 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 6657 | 1 | Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits | Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) are proprietary synthetic formulations that are applied to the exterior walls of buildings to serve as insulation and exterior cladding. The insulation th | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/exterior_insulation_system_der.pdf | 1/16/2014 5:49:35 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3470 | 1 | Pulte Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada: Cost-Saving System Trade-Offs for Hot, Dry Climates | This document describes Pulte Homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, which serve as a case study for energy efficient homes in hot, dry climates. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27158.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3400 | 1 | Crawlspace Insulation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to manage moisture in the crawlspace, insulate crawlspace walls, insulate underflooring, handle ventilation, and manage radon. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/29238.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3409 | 1 | IBACOS Builder System Performance Packages: January 2003--December 2003 | This report presents system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates that builders and contractors can use to construct homes that achieve a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 86 | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34007.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3415 | 1 | Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses That Work II | This report has five sections: an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot- Dry/Mixed-Dry. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/34585.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3837 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Cold Climate: Chicago | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_c_chicago_dec08v2_r4.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3838 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Cold Climate: Denver | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_c_denver_dec08v2_r4.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3473 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Move In | This document provides advice for healthy and affordable housing: practical recommendations for building, renovating, and maintaining housing. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32116.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3474 | 1 | Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing: Read This Before You Turn Over a Unit | This document helps landlords provide safe housing, keeping in mind the issues of asthma, health, ventilation, pests, and chemicals. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32115.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3478 | 1 | Moving toward Zero Energy Homes in California | This brochure describes The New American Home, an annual project that focuses on the future of homebuilding. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/37320.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3366 | 1 | Captain Planet Zero Energy SIPS Cottage Case Studies | These case studies talk about the four essential ingredients that make a Zero Energy Home work. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/35016.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3347 | 1 | Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates | This guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixe | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/38360.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3436 | 1 | Whole-House Approach Benefits Builders, Buyers, and the Environment Building America Program Overview | This document provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Building America works with the residential building industry to develop and implement innovative buildi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/27745.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3438 | 1 | Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Improved Control of Air Quality | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ whole-house ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26458.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3442 | 1 | Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest, Pulte Homes--Tucson, Arizona | Houses being built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes are part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program. These homes reduce electric air-conditioning bill and gas-heating bills by 30- | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/31701.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3444 | 1 | The Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Zero Energy Demonstration Home | This brochure describes the 2005 demonstration home designed by NREL and the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The completed home produced 24% more energy than it consumed over 12 months. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/42591.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3454 | 1 | Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings | The Van Geet home near Denver, Colorado, exemplifies the effectiveness of coupling energy conservation measures with renewable energy utilization in a modern residence. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/32765.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3463 | 1 | Spot Ventilation | Fact sheet for homeowners and contractors on how to employ spot ventilation in the home for comfort and safety. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26466.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3358 | 1 | Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006 | This report summarizes research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Mixed-Humid Climate Region on a cost-neutral basi | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/39744.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3359 | 1 | Combustion Equipment Safety | Provide Safe Installation for Combustion Appliances; BTS Technology Fact Sheet | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26464.pdf | 1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3843 | 1 | Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Mixed-Humid Climate: Atlanta | Homes that provide substantial reductions in energy use and home-owner utility bills and recognizes the best practices for quality, comfort, health, and safety in the market. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/btp_mh_atlanta_dec08v2_r1.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3846 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD | This is a Building America fact sheet on the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity's rowhouse retrofit project, where four row houses in Baltimore, Maryland, were made energy efficient for low-income reside | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_chesapeake_habitat.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3847 | 1 | Existing Homes Retrofit Case Study: Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB), Washington, D.C. | This is a Building America fact sheet describing Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildiings (CARB) whole building retrofit process to renovate a 145-year-old home in Washington, D.C. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_cs_retrofit_carb.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 3854 | 1 | Best Practices Solar Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Armory Park del Sol - Tucson, AZ | Building America factsheet on JW Miller, an energy-efficient home builder in hot/mixed dry climate using solar photovoltaics and hot water, efficient HVAC and duct system, and tankless water heater. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ba_solar_casestudy_jwmiller.pdf | 10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4784 | 1 | Building Science Corporation's Building America Quality Control Checklist | The Building America Quality Control Checklist has been developed as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool to be used as part of any buil | http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/guides-and-manuals/gm-building-america-quality-control-checklist/view?topic=doctypes/guides-and-manuals | 12/6/2010 4:38:50 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4738 | 1 | Building America House Simulation Protocols - Revised October 2010 | This document was developed to track and manage progress toward multi-year, average whole-building energy reduction research goals for new construction and existing homes, using a consistent reference | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/house_simulation_revised.pdf | 11/23/2010 10:32:57 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4751 | 1 | Green Dream I | This case study describes a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands, the Louisiana House Project (LaHouse), and Building Science Corporation t | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_I.pdf | 11/24/2010 1:42:58 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4752 | 1 | Green Dream II | This case study describes construction of a high-performance home in New Orleans designed to withstand 130 mph winds and built with flood-recoverable materials. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/new_orleans_green_dream_II.pdf | 11/24/2010 2:19:42 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4806 | 1 | Drainage Plane/Water Resistive Barrier for All Climates | This information sheet gives an overview of using drainage plane to control rainwater that can damage structures. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/drainage_plane.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:53:47 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4807 | 1 | Pan Flashing for Exterior Wall Openings | This information sheet explains the concept of pan flashing, different types, and proper installation. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/window_flashing.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:59:34 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4808 | 1 | Common Flashing Details | This information sheet describes the use of flashing to control rainwater around buildings. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/common_flashing.pdf | 12/8/2010 3:43:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4809 | 1 | Integrating Deck Ledger Board with Drainage Plane | This information sheet describes proper installation of drainage plane continuity at deck
ledger locations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/deck_ledger.pdf | 12/8/2010 4:33:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4810 | 1 | Reservoir Claddings | This information sheet explains how to properly decouple reservoir claddings from water sensitive materials of the wall assembly. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/reservoir_cladding.pdf | 12/8/2010 4:40:45 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4812 | 1 | Vapor Control Layer Recommendations | This information sheet describes the level of vapor control required on the interior side of framed walls with typical fibrous cavity insulation (fibreglass, rockwool, or cellulose, based on DOE clima | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_control_layer.pdf | 12/8/2010 5:05:53 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4813 | 1 | Vapor Open Assemblies | This information sheet provides details about proper vapor control in assemblies. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_open_assemblies.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:14:55 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4814 | 1 | Vapor Permeance of Some Building Materials | This information sheet describes vapor permeance characteristics of the sheathing/cladding assembly as defined by the effective wet cup permeance of both the cladding and sheathing combined. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/vapor_permeance_chart.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:19:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4815 | 1 | Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach | This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/airtight_drywall_approach.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:24:25 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4816 | 1 | Sealing Air Barrier Penetrations | This information sheet explores various options for sealing air barrier penetrations. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealing_penetrations.pdf | 12/8/2010 6:53:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4817 | 1 | Air Sealing Windows | This information sheet addresses windows and may also be applied to doors and other pre-assembled elements installed in building enclosures that also perform an air barrier function.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/air_sealing_windows.pdf | 12/8/2010 7:00:54 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4832 | 1 | Refrigeration System Installation and Startup Procedures, and AC Equipment Efficiency | This information sheet describes a series of measurements to evaluate a cooling system: air flow, pressures, temperatures, humidity levels, and power draw. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:54:52 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4833 | 1 | What's the Big Deal About Refrigerant Charge—Why Should the Builder or Homeowner Care? | This information sheet provides details about saving energy through proper refrigerant charge. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/refrigerant_material.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4834 | 1 | Central Fan Integrated Ventilation Systems | This information sheet describes one example of a ventilation system design, a central fan integrated supply (CFIS) system, a mechanical ventilation and pollutant source control to ensure that there i | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/central_fan_ventilation_system.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:09:57 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4835 | 1 | Supplemental Humidity Control | This information sheet offers general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/supplemental_humidity.pdf | 12/10/2010 3:17:28 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4804 | 1 | Soil Gas Control | This information sheet explains how to control pressure in foundation holes to minimize soil gas (radon, water vapor, herbicides, termiticides, methane, etc.) from getting into foundations.
| https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/soil_gas_control.pdf | 12/7/2010 4:42:15 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4826 | 1 | Sealed Combustion | This information sheet discusses the benefits of sealed combustion appliance units in order to ensure good indoor air quality. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/sealed_combustion.pdf | 12/9/2010 5:00:01 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 4828 | 1 | Ducts in Conditioned Space | This information sheet explains how moving the duct work and air handlers inside the thermal enclosure of a building can help
prevent energy loss. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/ducts_conditioned.pdf | 12/10/2010 2:14:06 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7775 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Amaris Homes, Afton Model | Amaris Homes built this 3,734-ft2 home in Afton, Minnesota, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A high-efficiency gas boiler provides hot water for the zoned | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_amaris_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 5:54:03 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7776 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Inc., Hickory Ridge | Greenhill Contracting built this 3,912-ft2 house in Gardiner, New York, to the high-performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program. A highly efficient air-source heat pump heats | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2017hiawinner_greenhill_101217.pdf | 10/16/2017 6:00:46 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7939 | 1 | HIA 2016 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study: Philgreen Construction, REVIVE North Star Plan, Fort Collins, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS -9 with PV, with 2x6 framed walls with spray foam cavity and rigid foam sheathing, a spray-f | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/hia_zeh-2016_revive_nstar_cs_pnnl_10-17-17.pdf | 10/25/2018 12:14:43 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 7921 | 1 | Extended Plate and Beam Wall System | Home Innovation Research Labs studied the extended plate and beam wall (EP&B) system during a two-year period from mid-2015 to mid-2017 to determine the wall’s structural performance, moisture durabil | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/1439541.pdf | 7/3/2018 3:59:23 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8041 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Element Design Build, The New American Home, Henderson, NV | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a hot dry climate that got a HERS -17 with PV, with ICF basement walls, advanced framed above-grade walls, an unvented attic, | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_elementtanh_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:32:27 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8043 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Greenhill Contracting, Jewels Court, New Paltz, NY | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS -11 with PV, with ICF walls, a spray foam-insulated unvented roof, and a ground-source heat pump | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_greenhilljewel_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 11:56:13 AM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8045 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, The Julia Plan, Hickory, NC | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in a mixed-humid climate that got a HERS 44 without PV, with 2x4 advanced framed walls with exterior rigid foam, an unvented c | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_habitatcatawba_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 12:05:02 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8060 | 1 | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2016: Thrive Home Builders, Hyland Village, Denver, CO | Case study of a DOE 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in a cold climate that got a HERS 28 with PV, with 2x4 double-wall framing, an insulated basement, an R-50 vented attic, a cen | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/pdfs/doe_ch_case_studies/2016hiawinner_thrivehighland_013017.pdf | 5/6/2019 5:29:27 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8127 | 1 | Retrofit of Blown Attic Insulation in Existing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes: Needs Assessment Report | This needs assessment was conducted by the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program and Building Science Corporation (BSC), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Tec | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/73279.pdf | 8/12/2019 5:43:00 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |
| 8142 | 1 | DOE ZERH HIA 2019 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Foothills at the Dells, Prescott, AZ | Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. | https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/BA_ZEH_CS_Mandalay_2019_PNNL_9-27-19.pdf | 10/18/2019 5:42:11 PM | 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | 3/18/2020 12:00:00 AM | 12 | Building Technologies Office | Building America |